The Federal Reserve cut the Federal Funds rate yesterday by a quarter-point to a range of 1.75%-2.00%. This was the second rate cut in just seven weeks and was a bit controversial, even within the voting members of the
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Being single puts the responsibility of preparing for your later years squarely on your shoulders, especially if you don’t have adult children. So you need to have a plan.
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Some Christian denominations offer savings-type accounts, then use the money from savers to make low-interest loans to denominational churches, seminaries, and missions organizations.
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In our household, we recently made some changes in where we keep our savings that I thought might be of interest.
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Savers and investors have long had two options for the bond portion of their portfolio: individual bonds or bond mutual funds. Now a third option is available that blends the best aspects of
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Each December, we offer planning suggestions for the year ahead. But this isn’t meant to be a one-size-fits-all list. It’s up to you to take our broad collection of ideas and narrow them down to your personal “Top 10” for
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We've written a fair amount recently about money market funds and other cash options. While that might seem like a boring subject in the midst of a bull run to new stock market highs, the reality is that interest rates
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Money-market mutual funds, languishing since the financial crisis and Great Recession, are starting to yield better returns — making such funds an increasingly attractive vehicle for savers, as well as for investors
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With the stock market near its all-time highs, it’s easy to get complacent. There’s a tendency to forget the pain of the last bear market, take on more risk than we should, and minimize the importance of basic financial
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Every day seems to bring new headlines about the next recession — what will cause it, when it will hit, and how bad it will be. Today, for example, MarketWatch is prominently displaying this article: "Why a major trade war
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