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Is the economy headed for a recovery or are we getting ready to sink back into recession? Is the stock market rise for real? Since reaching a bottom of 6,448 in March the market has risen to nearly 10,000 in late September (9,820). Despite the markets rise, bond yields have remained flat.
Read →There were two pieces of information this week that I found quite interesting. The first is an article that explores how bond prices are making the case for inflation or deflation. According to the original article posted on Marketwatch, bond prices seem to indicate that inflation is a greater probabiliy than deflation.
Read →Whether you have retired or just switching jobs, this article is for you. In this first part we will go over employee stock options and what to do with them. In the second installment we will go over your 401k, your IRA, and what to do about them. Happy investing
Read →Savings and CD rates continued to drop over the summer even as the stock market went on one of its longest winning streaks in history, shooting above 9,000 and getting giddy analysts to call for it to rise above the 10,000 mark before long.
Read →I haven't seen this before. I suppose that it is a sign of the times.
Read →WTDirect is at it again, offering $150 to open a savings account. This is similar to a promotion they ran last year.
Read →iGOBanking has just launched a new money market savings account. I checked their website and it has the same rate as their traditional savings account.
Read →ING Direct of offering a $25 cash bonus when you open an Orange Savings Account.
Read →Last week, President Obama signed a law that includes provisions that extend the $250,000 FDIC & NCUA deposit insurance limit to December 31, 2013.
Read →Tennessee Commerce Bank is offering a competitive savings account paying 2.30% APY. It's also offering a some top cd rates.
Read →Everbank raised the promo rate on its yield pledge money market account from 2.55% to 3.01%. This reverses the trend of six months of rate cuts and may be another sign that we are reaching the bottom in savings and money market rates.
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