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Sol Nasisi



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Member Since: Jun 29, 2007

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Does Opening a Savings, CD, or Checking Account Impact Your Credit Score?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 10, 2008
We’ve all heard stories about how applying for many...

Dow Jones Industrials Crash Analysis - Great Depression Versus Today

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 19, 2008
I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008...

How Low Can It Go? Comparison of the Dow Jones to Japan's Nikkei Index

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 27, 2009
A comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average today to...

Analysis of Oil, Gold, Stock, and Deposit Returns Shows Capital Preservation is Key Strategy

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 11, 2009
The graph below shows what the return on this strategy...

Difference Between 5-Year and 1-Year CD Rates Hits High - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 7, 2010
Most savings and CD rates hit record lows last week,...

Published Content

Business 2.0 Might be Shut Down

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 17, 2007
The New York Times is reporting and Business 2.0, the...

Coca Cola #1 Brand, Microsoft Beats Apple

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 18, 2007
Harris Interactive's brand survey lists Coka Cola as the...

Financial Services Coming to Virtual Worlds

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 5, 2007
The launch of a new credit card for Second Life...

Does Amazon's The Kindle Mark Break-out for eBooks?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 6, 2007
The New York Times announced that Amazon is launching a...

BestCashCow Summer Recap For Everyone Who Was At the Beach

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 1, 2008
Here's our recap of the key financial events that...

Can You Save Big Money with Microsoft's New Cash Back Search Program?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: May 22, 2008
Microsoft just launched a new cash back program in an...

Mainstream Media Catching on to Raging Bank Rate War

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 14, 2008
The mainstream press is catching on to something we've...

New Firefox 3 Browser Will Save You Money

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jun 19, 2008
Well maybe not directly money. But the new browser is...

Wharton Professors Jeremy Siegel and Witold Henisz Weigh In On Oil Prices

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jun 19, 2008
In my experience, professors are actually pretty good at...

Fed Holds Rates at 2% As Expected

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jun 25, 2008
The Fed today announced it was keeping rates at 2% as was...

Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Prize Winner Says Downturn Not Even Half Over

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Aug 8, 2008
I was listening to Joseph Stiglitz today on CNBC and was...

IMF Says Fed Should Hold Rates Steady

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jun 23, 2008
The INF in a report released today says that the Fed...

Social Savings Site SmartyPig Launches with High Yield Savings Account

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 28, 2008
Smartypig is a new company that launched several weeks...

Banks Continue to Bleed Red and Drag Down the Markets

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jun 20, 2008
Banks continue to get hit and their calamaties have...

Economists Split Over Inflation or Recession

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 10, 2008
Economists are split on what is the bigger danger,...

Fed Expected to Stay at 2% Tomorrow But After Rates Expected to Rise

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jun 24, 2008
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep the Federal Funds...

The Most Lucrative College Majors

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 9, 2008
Stumbled across this and thought it was interesting.

Fed Cuts Rates to 1% to Stave Off Worldwide Recession

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 29, 2008
As expected, the Fed dropped rates by 50 basis points...

Mortgage Rates at One Year Highs

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 24, 2008
Mortgage rates spiked nearly a quarter of a percentage...

How Bank Failures in 2008 Compare to Tough Times in 1980's

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 14, 2008
We've now had five bank failures in 2008 and I wanted to...

Home Prices Down 6.1% from 2007 Levels and Why They Probably Have Further to Go

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 25, 2008
I took a look at the recent data from the National...

Fed Officials: Next Move Will Be Rate Increase

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Aug 26, 2008
Fed officials have gone on record as saying that the next...

Federal Reserve Keeps Fed Funds Rate at 2% as Expected

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Aug 5, 2008
As expected the Federal Reserve kept the Federal Funds...

Federal Reserve Holds Fed Funds Rate at 2%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 16, 2008
The Fed stood pat on rates today, keeping the Fed Funds...

Fed Funds Futures Point to Significant Probability of Rate Cut - May Want to Lock in CD Rates

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 16, 2008
As late as Friday, it looked like a virtual lock that the...

Money Market Fund Primary Fund (RFIXX) Freezes Redemptions

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 16, 2008
One of the largest money market funds has frozen...

CD Deposits in Excess of $100,000 Will Not be Covered After December 31, 2009

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 5, 2008
In September, the FDIC raised the limit on deposit...

Does Opening a Savings, CD, or Checking Account Impact Your Credit Score?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 10, 2008
We’ve all heard stories about how applying for many...

US Household Debt Makes Any Bailout and Recovery Tough

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 24, 2008
The Paulson economic plan is designed to get banks...

Fed Cuts Rates - Savings and CD Rates Sure to Follow

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 8, 2008
Today, the Fed cut rates by 50 basis points or 1/2...

Savings Rates Holding Up During Banking Crisis

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 15, 2008
Last week the Fed cut rates by 50 basis points (half a...

Dow Jones Industrials Crash Analysis - Great Depression Versus Today

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 19, 2008
I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008...

Major Damage - Market Trading At Many Lows

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 23, 2008
A friend forwarded me this article and I thought some of...

Fed Funds Rate to .25%? Economy Looking Like Japan in 1990.

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 5, 2008
Fed Funds Futures are giving a greater than 50%...

Fed Cuts Rates to 0% But Still Some Savings and CD Rates at 4% and Higher

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 17, 2008
The Fed cut its Fed Funds rate to 0-.25% last week but...

How Bank Failures in 2008 Compare to Tough Times in 1980's - Updated

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 23, 2008
Last July I compared bank failures in 2008 to bank...

CDARS Provide Up to $50,000,000 of FDIC Insurance on Certificates of Deposit (CD)

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 18, 2008
The Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service...

Savings and Certificate of Deposit Rates Still Tumbling - Jan 23, 2009

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 23, 2009
The big news this week was the drop today in...

How Low Can It Go? Comparison of the Dow Jones to Japan's Nikkei Index

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 27, 2009
A comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average today to...

Impact of Inflation on Savings Account Rates and Returns

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 20, 2009
When you include the impact of inflation, savings account...

Odds of Depression Are 20% According to Harvard Economist Robert Barro

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 5, 2009
Robert Barro, a Professor of Economics at Harvard...

Is Gold a Hedge Against Inflation?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 19, 2009
Is gold really a hedge against inflation? The...

Bernanke Believes Recession Ending; Rates Going Up

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 15, 2009
Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke appeared on 60 Minutes...

Buy and Hold a Bad Idea - Part II

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Apr 20, 2009
We've long been "taught" that buy and hold is the best...

Inflation Up Slightly, Impact on Savings Rates is Currently Minimal, For Now

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 18, 2009
The Labor Department reported today that the Consumer...

Savings and CD Rate Spreads Widening; Sign of Improving Economic Outlook?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 23, 2009
The spread, or difference between the average savings and...

CD Rates on Upswing While Savings Rates Still Falling

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Apr 14, 2009
The latest batch of data shows that longer-term CD rate...

Comparison of Stock Returns to Savings Account Returns Shows Buy and Hold Bad Idea

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Apr 8, 2009
The other day I decided to see just how much more an...

Mortgage Rates Flat- Average 30 Year at 4.95%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 11, 2010
Average mortgage rates moved very little over the past...

Savings and CD Rates Steady - Weekly Rate Update Sept. 21

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 21, 2009
The big news last week on the rate front was the general...

Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Back Below 5% - Mortgage Rates Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 22, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped from...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb Says Every Human Should Short US Treasuries

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 4, 2010
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the author of Black Swan said...

Mortgage Rates Climb - Average 30-Year Above 5%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 25, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose by...

Savings Rates Down and CD Rates Mixed - Weekly Rate Update Sept. 11, 2009

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 11, 2009
Treasuries showed strength this week, with Treasury bond...

Savings and CD Rates Continue Fall Even As Economy Stabilizes

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Aug 28, 2009
Savings and CD rates continued to drop over the summer...

Google Launches Domestic Trends - Is It Useful?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 3, 2009
Google today launches a new service called Google...

Mortgage Rates Flat - 30 Year Hovering Near 5%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 5, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose for the...

Savings and CD Rates Drift Lower - Rate Update Sept 4, 2009

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 4, 2009
Even as the economy continues to show signs of firming...

Could Interest Rates Stay Low Despite Growing US Debt - Look at Japan

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 23, 2010
The prevailing wisdom today amongst analysts and those...

Savings and CD Rates Virtually Unchanged - Weekly Rate Update Sept. 25

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Sep 25, 2009
There were two pieces of information this week that I...

Spread Between Savings and CD Rates Widen - Weekly Rate Update October 2

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 2, 2009
Is the economy headed for a recovery or are we getting...

Analysis of Oil, Gold, Stock, and Deposit Returns Shows Capital Preservation is Key Strategy

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 11, 2009
The graph below shows what the return on this strategy...

Longer-term CD Rates on Rise - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 16, 2009
Rates on Certificate of Deposits rose in the last two...

Is Oil on the Rise A Bad Omen for Stocks?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 19, 2009
With everyone talking about the Dow hitting the 10,000...

5-Year CD Rates Show Biggest Decline Since August - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 25, 2009
Rates on Certificate of Deposits ended their winning...

Savings and CD Rates Flat While Mortgage Rates Down - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Oct 30, 2009
Savings and CD Rates showed little change from a week ago...

Perkstreet Checking Account Good Option for Debit Card Users

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 4, 2009
Perkstreet Financial is a new company based in Boston...

Savings Rates Drop, CD Rates Stable - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 13, 2009
The big news this week from the economic rate front is...

CD and Savings Rates Flat, Mortgage Rates Dow - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 20, 2009
CD and savings rates showed virtually no movement over...

Savings Rates and Mortgage Rates at Record Lows - Weekly Rate Summary

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 29, 2009
Savings rates hit a new 52-week low last week, falling by...

30 Year Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 4, 2009
The 30-year fixed rate loan mortgage averaged 4.71% this...

Is the Fed to Blame for Asset Bubbles?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 4, 2009
It's becoming clear that asset bubbles, not goods and...

Savings, CD, and Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 4, 2009
Savings rates stayed at the 52-week low last week,...

The Gold Bubble and Why You Should Consider Getting Out

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 8, 2009
So, is the rise in the price of gold a bubble or is it...

Savings and CD Rates Drop While Mortgage Rates Up - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 13, 2009
Savings and CD rates dropped last week while mortgage...

Brian Moynihan New BofA CEO - Fleet Bank Legacy Emerges

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
Last night, Bank of America announced that Brian Moynihan...

3-Year CD Rates Down Sharply and Mortgage Rates Up - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 20, 2009
Savings rates stayed steady at 1.57% APY last week....

GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Percent - Auto Sales Lead Way

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 22, 2009
GDP for the third quarter of 2009 was revised down from...

Savings and CD Rates Steady - 30 Year Mortgage Rate Breaks Above 5%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 28, 2009
Savings and CD rates continue their slow glide to...

Home Prices Declining But At Moderating Pace in October According to S&P Case Shiller Home Price Indices

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 29, 2009
Data through October 2009, released today by Standard and...

30 Year Mortgage Rates Rise, Ending 2009 Above 2008 Levels

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 31, 2009
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to...

2009 Financial Review - Savers Get Dumped, Mortgage Rates Dropped, and Oil the King

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Dec 31, 2009
Since it's the last day in 2009, I thought it sense to...

Mortgage Rates Dip Slightly in First Week of 2010

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 7, 2010
30-year fixed mortgage rates dropped from 5.14 to 5.09%...

CD, Savings Rates and Mortgage Rates Down - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 10, 2010
The economic news last week didn't shed any great insight...

Spread Between Savings Rates and CD Rates Hits Record High

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 5, 2010
The spread between savings rates and CD rates hit a...

Top Savings Rates Steady at 2% APY - Average Dips to 1.41%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 5, 2010
Savings rates dipped slightly this week with the average...

Difference Between 5-Year and 1-Year CD Rates Hits High - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 7, 2010
Most savings and CD rates hit record lows last week,...

Mortgage Rates Dip Slightly - January 15, 2010 Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 15, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped from...

Savings Rates Hit New Lows, CD Rates Flat - Weekly Review

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 18, 2010
Savings and CD rates continue to hover at pitiful rates....

Savings Rates and CD Rates Little Changed - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 16, 2010
Savings rates and CD rates were little changed from a...

The Fed Raises the Discount Rate to 0.75% - Says Not a Sign of Tightening

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 18, 2010
The Fed today released a statement saying that it was...

Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Little Changed - Mortgage Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 31, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped...

Will Mortgage Rates Rise When the Fed MBS Program Ends?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 16, 2010
There's been a lot of discussion on financial sites about...

Savings Rates At 2% - CD Rates Above 3.5% - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 22, 2010
Average savings rates moved up slightly in the past week...

Mortgage Rates - Average 30-Year Fixed at 10 Week Low of 4.93%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 19, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to a...

Bernanke Confirmed by Senate for Second Term

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 28, 2010
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was confirmed by...

Savings and CD Rates Continue to Drop - Weekly Rate Update

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 1, 2010
Most savings and CD rates hit record lows last week....

The Quants - Scott Patterson Book on the Geniuses Who Sunk Wall Street

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 24, 2010
Wall Street Journal reporter Scott Patterson has written...

Is It A Good Time to Buy a House When Interest Rates Are Low?

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jan 22, 2010
I have a discussion with a friend of mine on whether it...

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Dips Below 5 Percent Again According to Freddie Mac

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 11, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped last...

Mortgage Rates Flat - 30 Year Still Under 5%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 19, 2010
Average mortgage rates moved very little over the past...

Top CD Rates Remain Steady - 5 Year CD at 3.50% APY and 3 Year CD at 2.81% APY

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 8, 2010
Average CD rates were mostly flat this past week and the...

Savings Rates Average Down to 1.4% APY - Top Rate Remains 2%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 15, 2010
Savings rates dipped very slightly this past week with...

Top CD Rates Recap - 5 Year CD at 3.5% APY and 3 Year CD at 2.81% APY

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 2, 2010
Average CD rates showed upward movement this week....

Top CD Rates Unchanged - 5 Year CD at 3.50% APY and 3 Year CD at 2.81% APY

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 12, 2010
Average CD rates showed minor downward movement over the...

Mortgage Rates Continue See-Saw - Average 30 Year Drops Below 5%

A Article by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Mar 4, 2010
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage...

Interview with Kevin Walker from SimpleTuition on How the Credit Crunch is Impacting Student Lending

A Audio by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Apr 24, 2008
On April 23, I interviewed Kevin Walker, the Founder and...

In the Money: Options and Risk, Part I

A Series by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jul 2, 2007
Many individuals I've spoken with think that options are...

Fed Funds Rate Discussion

A Series by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Nov 14, 2008
This is a discussion on the future direction of the...

Savings Account and Certificate of Deposit (CD) Rate Analysis

A Series by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 28, 2009
Analysis of how savings account rates and certificate of...

Rent Versus Buy? New tool uses rent ratio to help you decide.

A Tools by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Jun 11, 2008
A new tool from HeatMap.com combines rental and housing...

Ashraf Laidi, Chief Foreign Exchange Strategist for CMC Markets See the Dollar Strengthening

A Videos by Sol Nasisi
Posted: May 13, 2008
In this Wall Street Journal interview, a foreign currency...

Determining How Much House You Can Afford

A Videos by Sol Nasisi
Posted: Feb 11, 2010
Overspending on a house was a major contributor to the...

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Hi, I'm one of the founders of BestCashCow. In addition to BestCashCow I run an online writing workshop called TheNextBigWriter and an online publishing site Booksie.com. Before all of that I was a Senior Vice President of Online Marketing at Bank of America. I graduated from the Consumer Banker's Association Graduate School of Retail Bank Management.

I have a special interest in how the Internet will impact products that can go totally digital. This includes much of the entertainment industry (books, movies, music) as well as other fields such as financial services. I enjoy finance and particularly like options and options theory.

I also like writing fiction and have completed two novels and many short stories. I'll link to some of my work shortly.

 You can also email me snasisi (at) bestcashcow.com.

 

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