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Using Credit Cards to Raise Financially-Responsible Teens
What is the best way to teach your teen and young adult how to handle money? There are several theories and ideas, but here are some ways to get you started.
Read →With so many homeowners going through foreclosure, banks are looking for ways to ease the burden on themselves and the homeowner. CitiGroup has one idea which seems like it could catch on.
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What are My Mortgage Options?
There are many mortgage options available when buying a home. Which one is the right one for your financial situation?
Read →With the number of banks and credit unions around, you have many options available to you for credit cards. But which ones are better: credit union credit cards or bank credit cards?
Read →Irwin Kellner, the Chief Economist or Marketwatch came out with an article today parroting what we've been saying for the last year: the Fed is punishing savers to the benefit of borrowers. The mainstream press has sporadically written articles about this but it's good to see it continuing to get attention.
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Taleb: Buffett is Lucky
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan, says Buffett is more luck than skill. Is the brilliant theorist and statistician correct?
Read →Hyde Park Bank, a local bank in and around Boston is offering a 16-Month CD that pays 2.00% APY an a 30-Month CD that pays 2.40% APY. The CDs are insured by the FDIC as well as the DIF, coverage unique to Massachusetts.
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Opening A Savings Account to Use As An Emergency Fund
An emergency fund is a great way to help yourself stay out of debt. But what can you do in this economy to save money for your emergency fund?
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Four Tax Advantages of Owning a Home
There are many advantages to owning your own home. But did you know you owning your own home also provides you with several tax benefits as well?
Read →In testimony to the House Financial Services Panel today, Fed Chairman Bernanke said that the Fed may elect to raise the Fed Discount Rate before long.
Read →The TIPS/Treasury Bond spread is an oft-used metric to analyze inflation expectations. Analysts on CNBC, on the WSJ, and in other business media frequently refer to it. What is it? And what is it showing? Right now, it has returned to a pre-crisis level that shows neither heightened inflation nor deflation expectations.
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