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In a time where many people are trying to save pennies by switching to generic toothpaste, people with excellent credit can save hundreds in interest with the no-fee Capital One Platinum Prestige Credit Card.

If you are not experienced in the mortgage industry, you may not know the difference between some of the more common mortgage terms. Here is a brief discussion of the differences between a variable rate mortgage and a fixed rate mortgage.

Wall Street pay is set to rise again, despite a political crackdown and the introduction of a "pay-czar" by the Obama administration.

Sysco Corporation (SYY) ranks highly on all measures in the recent Fortune Most Admired Companies. The company sits on a 3.32% dividend yield and has an excellent dividend growth track record.

ProLogis (PLD) sits on a 5.8% dividend yield. The dividend however is way below the historical average. Will the global economic recovery catapult the stock back to it's former highs?

PPG Industries (PPG) sits on a 3.32% dividend yield, and has paid out cash to stockholders for the past 111 years!

Community banks have often offered more competitive interest rates than big national banks. Now residents of Boston, North Carolina, and South Dakota can get a checking account that pays over 4% APY.

Do prepaid credit cards actually have an impact on your credit score?

While savers are suffering, mortgage borrowers have never seen rates so low.

The summer rally continues, with high grade yields falling further into historic lows as the economic context. The weak jobs reading and more abundant concerns over long-term growth, have assuaged near-term inflation fears. Primary and secondary market scarcity remain pronounced, even as individual investors invest directly or through mutual funds to shield income from future rising tax rates.

Average 30-year mortgage rates dropped to 4.60% according to BestCashCow/Informa data. That's down from 4.66% and a 2010 high of 5.20% in early April. Fifteen year mortgages rates are close to breaking into the 3% range and now stands at 4% even. Data from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that the 30-year fixed hasn't been this low since the 1950s.

Despite an earnings roller-coaster over the past three years, Pinnacle West has a dividend yield over 5% and has maintained the same high payout for three years running.

In the 80’s, you received a free toaster for opening up a bank account. Today, some banks are giving away IPods. But is it worth signing up for a new account just for the giveaway?