This Is the Best Strategy for Opening a CD Before the End of the Year
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice this year -- once in September, and once earlier this month. And the reason for those rate cuts is that inflation has been slowing, which is good for ...
The 1% Are Shifting Millions Into These 4 Assets — Should You?
While the typical investor is often advised to "stay the course," the ultra-wealthy usually have someone whose sole job it is ...
It's a Key Time to Boost Your Credit Score. Here's Why -- and How
Another great way to boost your credit score is to lower your credit utilization, which measures the amount of available ...
We’ve racked up a ton of debt and don’t like the school district. Should we sell our house with a 2.5% interest rate?
We have a house with a 2.5% mortgage rate. My husband was out of work for a year, so we racked up a ton of debt. We’re both ...
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Seller’s market: Kane County housing market leans toward those that already have a house
Kane County real estate professionals don’t believe the Fed’s influence is as strong as other factors and expect current ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Hold Steady as Markets Wait for More Data
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Strong economic data has kept mortgage rates elevated, and they might only ...
CD Rates Mostly Held Firm This Week—But the Top Nationwide Offer Is Expected to End Soon
The best CD rates held their ground in all but one term this past week, meaning you can still snag a rate up to 5.50%. But ...
'Padding the profit margin': Why are interest rates still rising on store credit cards?
The Federal Reserve hasn’t raised interest rates since the summer of 2023. But America’s retailers apparently didn’t get the ...
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While Trump Seeks Cost Cutting, the Fate of Social Security Hangs in Balance
If the US does not figure out a way to get Congress to do something responsible here,’ Weimar-type inflation could be ahead ...
Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the ...
S&P 500 is on a 12-month tear as tariffs threaten 2025 outlook for U.S. stocks
David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist at Goldman Sachs Group, has forecast that the S&P 500 could rise to 6,500 by the end of next year. During a media briefing earlier this week, he said that ...
Dow leaps over 400 points to record close as investors welcome signs of robust economy
The Dow surged 426 points to a record close Friday, and all three major indexes posted weekly gains, as investors took ...