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CONTENTS A M E M BE R' S GU I DE TO F I NA NCI A L SECU R I T Y Look for bonus USAA Magazine content in our free app for Apple and Android. Find it at the App Store and Google Play. SPRING 2015 USAA V IC E P R ES ID EN T, E X T ER N A L CO M M U N ICAT IO NS Chris Talley E X ECU T I V E DIR EC TO R , CO M M U N ICAT IO NS Lacey Yancey Brett Thacker P RO D U C T IO N A N D CIRCU L AT IO N M A N AG ER Lisa Severson MISSION USAA's mission is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. 32 PA C E Donna Tuttle Adam Risman A S S O CI AT E EDI TO R Ryan Hecht CO P Y C H I EF Ben Fromson CO P Y EDI TO R Jennifer Burton C R E AT I V E DI R EC TO R Kevin de Miranda EDI TO RI A L DI R EC TO R EDI TO R S EN IO R A S S O CI AT E A R T DIR EC TO R Britta Hazel A S S O CI AT E A R T DIR EC TO R Matthew Hallmark Natalie Persyn Silva ACCO U N T M A N AG ER Jessica Rowland ACCO U N T DIR EC TO R OW N ER A N D C H I EF E X ECU T I V E O F FIC ER Bonnie McElveen-Hunter P R ES I D EN T Craig Waller S EN IO R V P, C H IEF D E V ELO P M EN T O F FI C ER 6 6 How I Went Back to School 11 Distracted Driving 8 Sell Your Car in a Snap 30 Ask USAA 9 Travel Insurance 101 9 Max Your Tax Return 32 Team Rubicon 10 Cashing In on Crafts 4 USAA member Dan Berschinski pursued an MBA to build a company that hires fellow veterans. Follow these five steps to help make a swift and smart sale on a used vehicle. Get to know the policies and protections available to cover your next trip. Easily overlooked credits and write-offs for parents, caregivers and people relocating for work. Tips for setting up an online store and successfully marketing your creative products. USA A SPRING 2015 Texting behind the wheel combines visual, manual and cognitive distractions. See how the risks add up. Scott Halliwell and JJ Montanaro, Certified Financial Planner™ professionals with USAA, answer your questions. In this issue, the topic is estate planning. When disaster strikes, this veteran-led relief operation springs to action. Meet the two Marine Corps veterans who founded this global response team. CORRECTION Page 4 of the Winter 2014 issue mislabeled B.R. McDonald, an Army linguist who has transitioned out of the military, as retired. We regret the error. Gordon Locke Gordon Bass V P, EDI TO RI A L DIR EC TO R EDITORIAL POLICY USAA Magazine is published quarterly by USAA as an informational and educational service to members. The magazine covers personal finance topics tailored for USAA members and relevant to the military community, including stories about insurance, investing, banking, saving money, managing debt and planning for retirement. You may submit story suggestions at usaamagazine@usaa.com. Professional writers interested in submitting queries can find our guidelines at usaa.com/magazines. Due to a large volume of submissions and limited space, we do not accept unsolicited manuscripts or books for review. We do not publish obituaries, reunion notices, fiction, poetry, personal essays, unsolicited photos or features about products and services not offered by USAA. We do not accept ads. USAA products and services are available only in those jurisdictions where USAA is authorized to sell them. If you move and wish to continue receiving the magazine, please notify USAA of your new address; the post office does not forward copies from incorrect addresses. For information about reprinting material from USAA Magazine, please write to Lisa Severson at 9800 Fredericksburg Rd., San Antonio, TX 78288. Requests must be in writing. © 2015 USAA. The views and opinions expressed in the following articles are solely those of the individuals and do not reflect the opinions of USAA and its affiliates. All contributing writers are freelance and are NOT employees of USAA. Each writer is responsible for the accuracy of his/her written content, references, quotes, photos and graphics. PHOTOGR APH BY JEFF SINGER (BERSCHINSKI); ILLUSTR ATION BY NICOLE MARIE RINCON (DISTR ACTED DRIVER); PHOTOGR APH BY DAVE L AURIDSEN ( TEAM RUBICON) 11 DIR EC TO R , CO N T EN T S T R AT EGY http://www.usaa.com/magazines

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