In a rather strange move, Emigrant Bank, the parent company of Emigrant Direct has launched another online direct brand, DollarSavingsDirect. DollarSavings differs slightly from Emigrant Direct...
The tremors of the housing market and credit credit crisis hit another type of investment this week, the auction rate security market. The Wall Street Journal and several other business magazines...
If the market is open, the financials are down 10%. This will continue until we have another Bear Stearns-like failure. Bernanke has told us as much. Don't try to bottom-fish. These are failed...
Marketwatch recently posted an article about the attractiveness of Municipal Bonds, pointing out that some long-term munis pay a tax equivalent rate of over 7%. But investors should consider...
CNB Bank Direct is the online bank division of Citizens National Bank, based in Bluffton, OH. Citizens National Bank was founded in 1920 and as assets totaling more than $481 million with 7...
This is a discussion on the future direction of the Federal Funds rate, using the Fed Funds Rate Predictor (produced by the Cleveland Fed as a starter.
As part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the IRS authorizes a deduction of up to $7,500 for qualified first-time homebuyers.
What does that mean? Read on for an explanation.
I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008 compares to the drop during the Great Depression. To find out, I graphed both and set them side by side. The results are interesting...
The sub-prime crisis and the credit crunch are about the failure of a lending system creating by Wall Street. Instead of banks keeping loans on their balance sheets, they pooled them and sold them...
It's already been written on the site but I wanted to reiterate thie deal. Washington Mutual, which was just purcased by JP Morgan Chase, is offering a 12 month CD for 5%. Opening the CD with...
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