Home buyers are looking for ways to whittle down their mortgage rates. As a result, a once-popular home-selling tactic is making a comeback. It’s called a temporary buydown, and it Read more
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Are eggs cheaper yet? Is the plan to stop inflation working? How long can we hang on? Here’s where things stand.
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If you’re on the brink of financial insecurity, take these steps to get help
Scaling back streaming subscriptions is solid savings advice for some. But what if the choice you’re faced with is not whether to pay for Netflix NFLX, -1.44% or Hulu, but Read more
Bridgewater’s Greg Jensen: ‘very significant global recession’ likely coming
On the first Sunday night of October, Greg Jensen hosted Ray Dalio at his New York City apartment to toast the biggest transfer of power in the history of the Read more
How to spot a good store credit card—and a bad one
As holiday shopping gets underway, many of us will face the pitch at least once at the store register: “Would you like to save 25% on your purchase today by Read more
Panic is not an investment strategy. How financial advisers can help you think through the unthinkable.
Financial planners spend much of their time preparing clients for an uncertain future. They cite worst-case scenarios and pepper clients with anxiety-inducing hypothetical questions. (For instance: What if you die Read more
Morgan Housel turned parking lessons into a finance book that’s sold 2M copies
There are some interesting quirks about one of the top-selling personal-finance books of the past five years. “The Psychology of Money” is about investing, but it doesn’t discuss asset allocation Read more
Don’t make this big mistake as your house hunt drags on
As mortgage rates continue their stomach-turning rise and serious shoppers compete for a limited supply of homes, would-be home buyers may be struggling to make a successful offer before their Read more
Don’t let a one-week holiday trip become six months of credit card payments. Here are 3 tips for keeping travel costs down.
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. In 2022, holiday travel is predicted to continue climbing back toward its pre-COVID-19 level, according to travel booking app Hopper. That means Read more
The supply chain outlook for holiday shopping: What’s in stock, and what’s not
Logistics in general, and supply chains in particular, weren’t something Black Friday shoppers thought about much. Until the pandemic hit and empty shelves were where baby formula, produce and, yes, Read more