When considering personal loans, understanding who should apply is crucial. Individuals facing unexpected expenses, such as medical bills or home repairs, often benefit significantly from taking out a […]
Rates inch down but remain high overall
After weeks of mortgage rate increases, 30-year and 15-year rates have finally inched down two weeks in a row. They’re still relatively high, though, with 30-year rates just […]
Pros And Cons Of Personal Loans: Should You Get One?
Key takeaways A personal loan can fund expenses such as debt consolidation or medical costs. Personal loans tend to carry lower interest rates than credit cards, which can […]
Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds
Long before people develop dementia, they often begin falling behind on mortgage payments, credit card bills and other financial obligations, new research shows. A team of economists and […]
Dave Ramsey explains how car payments destroy your retirement
The Ramsey Show host singles out car loans as causing major harm to Americans’ retirement goals.
Record summer heat may mean record electricity bills. How to cope.
Summer temperatures are expected to break records this year. So are electric bills. U.S. electricity bills are forecast to reach new heights, jumping 7.9% to total $719 from […]
here’s little prospect of housing affordability improving, so the portfolios of young savers should get the same capital gains tax-free treatment as the family home
Any parent of Gen Z children would likely be despairing of the prospects of their kids being able to afford a home without family support. Over the past […]
Five things for SMSFs to do before June 30
Think of it as the world’s most boring, but incredibly profitable, game with the Tax Office.
Should you open a savings account or CD before the Fed’s next meeting?
If you’re considering opening a new savings account or certificate of deposit (CD), knowing how the Fed’s decisions impact your interest earnings over time is key to making […]
SEBI introduces ‘Saarthi 2.0’ app on personal finance for investors
India’s securities regulator, Stock Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has launched an upgraded version of its investors app. Called Saarthi 2.0, this app aims to be a one-stop […]