Personal Finance Blog
By: Rick Kahler, CFP® When you hear, "It's guaranteed," what do you think of? Safety, reliability or predictability? Certainly these can all describe a guarantee. However, another side to any guarantee often isn't immediately visible. A … [Read more...]
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) - a bunch of smarty-pants from the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank - meet eight times a year to talk about money issues, one of them being the federal, or "fed," funds rate. The fed funds … [Read more...]
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The Federal Reserve has lowered the Fed Funds Rate several times in the last couple of weeks. It currently stands at 3 percent. As the Fed Funds Rate plummets, so does the interest you make off your money in savings accounts and money market … [Read more...]
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The Federal Reserve -- aka "the Fed" -- lowered the Fed funds rate today by 1/4 point to 4.25 percent. Great, but what does that really mean? Do you have credit cards? Chances are you have a card with an interest rate that's tied to prime. Prime is … [Read more...]
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Has your rainy day fund taken a hit lately? Interest rates have fallen recently, which may be good for your mortgage, but not necessarily for your savings account. Now's the time to take a closer look at where you're keeping your hard-earned savings … [Read more...]
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