Compare the best CD rates, the best money market rates, the best savings rates, mortgage rates, home equity rates, auto loan rates and more - as well as find financial information that can help you make better decisions with your money.
CD and savings rates showed virtually no movement over the past week. Mortgage rates have decended over the past three weeks, touching lows not seen since last April when the Fed began buying up...
Applying for a credit card is free. You can use the internet to fill out an application, or wait for an offer to arrive in the mail. Either way, you do not have to pay any money. That being said,...
The holiday season won't be very merry for Americans hoping to give -- or get -- Amazon's Kindle, Apple's iPod Touch or a top-of-the-line LCD television.
Pimco's Bill Gross says the Fed's monetary policy is designed to reinflate the economy by forcing investors to deploy their money into riskier investments. Investors are stuck in a catch22 - move...
There are 3 ways that cash can be taken out from a 401K account: A regular 401k loan, hardship or non-financial hardship withdrawal. Each is explained below with the applicable provisions.
It is a well-documented fact that a significant portion of the historical equity returns are a result of reinvested dividends. In Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns...
After several years of persistent persecution, it looks as though the tide for the fast payday loans industry is taking a turn for the better. Three key pieces of legislation have recently been...
US mortgage rates dropped for the third consecutive week. The 30-year rate dropped to 4.83% from 4.91%, the lowest since May, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said today. The average 15-year rate fell to...
Instead of spending a ton for a pound of produce flown in from another country, wasting vegetables that you keep forgetting about in your crisper drawers or missing fruits that are out of season,...
Article | Nov 19, 2009 | Views: 35 | Comments: 0
Tags: save, produce
Last week I had to write the About Me page for this blog. At the end, I wrote an overall goal for the blog. Without writing out a goal, I’d be tempted to let posts go off in all different...
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced today a settlement with Wells Fargo in which the bank agreed to reimburse $1.3 billion related to the sale of auction rate...
Rewards checking accounts, accounts that pay above-market interest in return for certain customer actions are coming under government scrutiny. Several banks have been forced by the FDIC to lower...
The decision to rent vs buy is a timeless issue. Every renter and every homeowner has probably considered it at some point.
A lot of thought goes into this decision. I would not recommend...
Teaching kids about money is a controversial, but important topic.
Whether we like it or not, money management is a key element of our modern society. Few would suggest that it should be a...
We all want to succeed in everything that we do, including investing in the stock market. Though I have no analytical data to back it up, I am convinced that most people will lose money in the...