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Did Anyone Happen To See This Marketwatch Article?
I’m paycheck to paycheck.’ I make $350K a year, but have $88K in student loans, $170K in car loans and a mortgage I pay $4,500 a month on. Do I need professional help? https:/... read more
A New Sinster Pattern Developing Here?
Ok, first let me say Im not a conspiracy type of person, I believe Oswald acted alone and Trump lost the election etc etc.
However, I have moved CD IRAs around in the past and the... read more
Synchrony Bank 5-Year, New Issue, Non-Callable Brokered CD
As of today, Synchrony Bank is offering 5-year @ 3.90% new issue, non-callable brokered CDs at Fidelity, Vanguard and TD Ameritrade. The rate is lower than the 5-year direct (non-b... read more
Emigrant Direct Is Pulling Shenanigans Again
First they take the "America's highest rate" language off their Dollar Savings Direct page and replaced it with "More money for your money". Now they switch the highest rate to the... read more
Raising Rates Is Inflationary.
I'm thinking, raising rates is inflationary.
The higher rates go, the more money is put in circulation via interest payments on CDs and the like.
What's the difference between that... read more
Ford Interest Advantage(FIA) Becomes Corporate Debt Rate Leader But Not By Much.
Ford Interest Advantage hiked their interest rates to 3.80% APR 3.87% APY and removed all previous tier levels. Interesting that they made this move before the next FED hike which ... read more
The Price Of Eggs In...
As a harmless, fun little diversion, here's something to help you out the next time someone brings up "the price of eggs in China."
This website, for some reason, charts the price... read more
SaveBetter.com
The SaveBetter.com platform obviously provides a route to some high yielding opportunities. I have just spent about 30 minutes looking into that outfit. This post contains my opini... read more
Is Paying A Balance Transfer Fee Ever Worth It?
Now I usually go for 0% NO FEE balance transfers as a general rule but they are getting harder to find. There are some very long balance transfer cards coming on the market current... read more
Wow What Happened To Pelican?
Yea I was trying hard to get an IRA CD moved over to them,went through the process of joining Pelican and so did my wife, told them my intentions of what I wanted to do and was ver... read more