Renters face a variety of choices as they’re searching for a home. Location and housing type are two items renters didn’t compromise on often when searching for a home.
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[Note from editor: The âMastermind Showcaseâ highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Todayâs showcase: LandOnEarth.] Location, Location, Location. We hear it all the time in the real estate industry. Where a home is located is the most important factor in its valueâboth…
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Show Summary What’s up everybody, welcome back to the show! Today, I want to talk to you about taxation…I’m not talking about financial taxation, it’s about taxation in your life! How much…
Microsoft will still let you finance your new Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S with $0 down and 0% APR. Is there a catch?Microsoft will still let you finance your new Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S with $0 down and 0% APR. Is there a catch?
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Do you ever feel like you are trying to keep up with the Joneses? It seems like everywhere I turn, a big purchase is happening to someone I know. A massive 3 story house, nice cars, fancy vacations, a new iPad every other month and everything else. When a friend goes out and buys the […]
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There are several different types of annuities, each designed to fill a different investment niche among investors. Variable annuities offer all the benefits of annuities in general, but they also enable you to earn investment income for both stocks and bonds. Much like target date funds, they represent something of a “fund of funds” offered […]
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People tend to latch on to the wisdom of the most prominent experts in any field. In the case of personal finance, the most famous expert is probably Dave Ramsey. One of his key pieces of advice is to save $1,000 in an emergency fund before paying off any high-interest debt. Thatâs good advice, but
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Last week, on my review of Kristin Wong’s new book Get Money!, a reader named Luke left an interesting comment. Luke wondered:
One thing that I’ve taken to heart is debt reduction. In my case, student loans. I refinanced a while back to get a lower rate and have been paying almost triple the monthly minimum to accelerate payoff. The goal was to finish the loan payments a few months before we buy our first home (which we are currently in the middle of saving for our 20% down).
But I’ve encountered a sort of catch-22. As the individual loans get rolled off when they get paid, it’s been hurting my credit score because my average age of credit is dropping. (I’m 27 years old.) This is exactly what I don’t need before applying for a mortgage.
Perfect Storm Leaves Rate Range Perfectly Intact Coming into the week, yields were near the top of a narrow range (3.4-3.56 give or take). With both ISM reports, the jobs report, and policy announcements from the Fed/ECB/BOE, it was a distinct possibility that we’d see that range broken. By Thursday morning, that looked like it was a work in progress, but by the end of the day, yields were back to 3.40. Then in a cruel twist of fate this morning, NFP beat forecasts by the widest margin in a year and half. 90 minutes later, ISM crushed its forecasts as well. These events combined to push yields right up to the top of the range, leaving us to hurry up and wait for the next set of potential market movers. Econ Data / Events NFP 517k vs 185k f’cast, 260k prev unemployment 3.4 vs 3.6 f’cast, 3.5 prev earnings 0.3 vs 0.3 f’cast, 0.4 prev ISM Non Manufacturing 55.2 vs 50.4 f’cast, 49.2 prev Market Movement Recap 09:29 AM Heavy selling after massive NFP number. Perhaps finding footing now. 10yr yield up 11.2bps at 3.514. MBS down 3/8ths of a point in 5.0 coupons, and half a point in 4.5s. 10:05 AM More losses after ISM data. 10yr up 15bps at 3.552. MBS down 5/8ths of a point. 01:43 PM 10am marked the weakest levels and bonds have erased about half of the post-ISM losses. MBS trading flat with 5.0 coupons down just under half a point. 10yr up 11.5bps on the day at 3.517.
People yearn for hidden knowledge–the secret sauce! But personal finance doesn’t have to be complicated. The secret sauce of personal finance is simple.