10 May 2012
Average U.S. rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fell to fresh record lows this week. Cheap mortgage rates have made home-buying and refinancing more affordable than ever for those who can qualify.
8 May 2012
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s federal housing agency predicted on Tuesday that the central bank will hold interest rates at 1.0 percent for the remainder of this year, and said it expected mortgage rates to also stay relatively flat in 2012. CMHC did not…
24 Apr 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Housing market is likely to remain weak and may take a generation or more to rebound, Yale economics professor Robert Shiller told Reuters Insider on Tuesday. Shiller, the co-creator of the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home p…
11 Apr 2012
When It Comes to Your 401K, Slower Is Better
5 Apr 2012
TORONTO (Reuters) – A growing majority of Canadians do not intend to buy a house in the next two years, even with mortgage rates near record lows, according to a Royal Bank of Canada survey released on Thursday. In RBC’s annual poll of Canadian homeown…
18 May 2012
JPMorgan’s trading debacle offers lessons for small investors about risk management.
18 May 2012
Bucks readers tell of their experiences in investing in franchises.
18 May 2012
Does Facebook make you a narcissist, tracking your smartphone data usage, revived by music and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.
17 May 2012
Customers of at least two big banks reported problems with online bill payment services this week.
17 May 2012
Insurance.com lets you calculate the anticipated increase in your insurance premium after getting a ticket.