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Bank Saver Update: Deposit Rates on the Rise? 12 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
Last month, we reported on the first increase in 3 and 5 year CD rates that we had seen in over two years. The increased occurred against the backdrop of a runup in bond and mortgag rates in the wake ...
Today's Credit Card: A Financial Tool for Fun, Profit and Savings 30 Jul 2013 | 12:44 am
You saw a great deal on the HDTV you've been eyeing, but you're still trying to put away money for a vacation to Florida. What's a savvy saver to do? If you find a credit card with a great sign-up bon...
Today’s Credit Card: A Financial Tool for Fun, Profit and Savings 30 Jul 2013 | 12:44 am
You saw a great deal on the HDTV you've been eyeing, but you're still trying to put away money for a vacation to Florida. What's a savvy saver to do? If you find a credit card with a great sign-up bon...
GE Capital Bank or GE Capital Retail Bank: Which GE Subsidiary Bank Should You Use? 16 Jul 2013 | 07:19 pm
GE Capital Bank launched in late June 2013. Its name is easily confused with GE Capital Retail Bank, which launched in January 2013 following the acquisition of MetLife Bank’s online deposit business...
Living Trusts: Financial Advantage or Fiduciary Nightmare? Four Things to Consider 16 Jul 2013 | 07:13 pm
The main benefit of living trusts is the avoidance of probate. Not only are probate records open to the public, an AARP survey finds it takes an average of 18 months to distribute an estate that must...
Bank Saver Update: CD Rates Increase Slightly - Will This Continue? 15 Jul 2013 | 08:36 pm
For the first time in over two years, the average rates on three and five year CDs rose in the past three weeks. This is both momentous in the savings world, and a yawn. First, the momentous part. Ove...
Mortgage Advice for Lawyers, Doctors, and Young Professionals with High Student Debt 11 Jul 2013 | 08:35 pm
Many doctors, lawyers, and other graduate degreed professionals finish school in their late twenties to early thirties with a good, steady paycheck and a desire to upgrade their living conditions afte...
Where to Find the Best Deposit Rates 25 Jun 2013 | 09:08 pm
I occasionally like to analyze the BestCashCow database to see how rates vary by state, bank size, etc. It's been awhile since I ran a rate analysis by bank size and by bank type (online versus brick-...
As Long Treasuries Rise, JP Morgan Chase Issues A Structured Notes With a 6.50% Offer 24 Jun 2013 | 11:49 pm
Brokers at several large investment banks today began syndicating a 6.50% syndicated structured note that will close later this month. The note, which pays quarterly, is conditioned on (a) 6 month US...
Bank Saver Update - Bond Rates Spike: Impact on Savers 24 Jun 2013 | 09:50 pm
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke threw some gasoline on the fire last week when he stated in a speech that the Fed might at some future date begin to scale back the Fed's purchase of treasuries and mortgage ...
