Understanding Variable Overhead Spending Variance with Examples

Discover how to calculate variable overhead spending variance, its impact on costs, and examples of favorable vs. unfavorable ...
The Australian

RBA rate hike risk means fixing your mortgage is tempting, but is it worth it?

The short answer is no. Most borrowers who fixed for a three-year period between 2000 and 2020 lost money. In other words, they would have been better off sticking with variable rate loans. With more ...
The Globe and Mail

The week’s best fixed and variable mortgage rates

Mortgage rates may be entering a relatively idle period in Canada, and Friday’s gross domestic product report will give further clues to what we can expect from the Bank of Canada’s rate decision next ...
NerdWallet

Fed Cuts Rates Again, Though Mortgage Rates Are Already Down

October’s lower mortgage interest rates anticipated today’s second consecutive Fed rate cut. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this ...
Morningstar

Interest rates and annuity product landscape drive recent surrender trends, latest Milliman Variable Annuity Industry Experience Studies show

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the results of its two 2025 Variable Annuity Industry Experience Studies, which analyze policyholder behavior across 23 ...
STAT

How the government establishes research grant overhead rates: ‘It’s not like buying a widget’

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. For decades, the federal government has supported the infrastructure that makes ...
Wall Street Journal

Variable Life Insurance: How It Works, Risks and Rewards

These policies let you invest your cash value directly in mutual fund-like accounts, but they also carry risks if the investments lose money Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy ...
CNN

Fed announces first rate cut in nine months, signals more reductions to come

• The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since December and signaled more cuts are likely this year. • Central bankers opted for a quarter-point cut this time ...
Newsweek

What A Fed Rate Cut Could Mean for Your Wallet

The Federal Reserve is meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine the appropriate monetary policy that can both address both inflation risks alongside the increasingly disconcerting state of the ...
Benzinga.com

Why Are Fidelity's CD Rates Lower Than My 4% Savings Account? A Closer Look at Fixed vs. Variable Yields

The APYs for CDs and high-yield savings accounts have increased quite a bit ever since the Federal Reserve started to hike interest rates in 2022. Some people stored their money in these accounts for ...
Seeking Alpha

VRIG: Variable Rate ETF With Low-Risk Profile

Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF offers a 5% yield from investment-grade, floating-rate debt with a low-risk profile due to high credit quality and short duration. The fund has kept pace ...