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Emergency Funds, home loans, saving · June 15, 2016

Step 3: Get to the Point: When It Pays to Buy Down Your Mortgage

Lenders like to give home borrowers choices when it comes to their mortgage rate. You’ll always be presented with a standard rate: what you qualify for based on how the lender sizes up your financial profile (credit score, income, debts…

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home loans, investing · June 8, 2016

Suze’s Mortgage Tip #2: Know the Down Side of Making a Small Low Down Payment.

My absolute best advice is to strive to make a 20% down payment when you buy a home. I know that can be a lot of money. But hear me out. What you need to understand is that a small…

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home loans · June 1, 2016

Suze’s Mortgage Tip #1: Shop Around

It amazes me that so many homebuyers who spent weeks, if not months, hunting around for the best home, don’t shop around as diligently for the best mortgage. According to the Consumer Financial

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debt, insurance, Long Term Care, retirement · April 27, 2016

Are You Fluent in the Language of Wealth?

I spend a lot of time helping people work out a plan for overcoming a financial challenge. Quite often the bulk of my work is in getting them into the right frame of mind. Financial problems are so stressful it…

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home loans, investing, saving · April 20, 2016

Turn a Child/Grandchild’s Summer Job into a Retirement Windfall.

If you have a child or grandchild who is going to get paid for work this summer, I want you to consider a way to gift them a valuable retirement stake.

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credit cards, saving, student loans · April 13, 2016

Credit Card Industry Set to Rake in an Extra $30 Billion. How to Avoid Paying Your Part.

If you have unpaid credit card balances, your situation could soon progress from very expensive to ridiculously expensive.

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home loans, investing, Stocks/Bonds/ETFs · March 23, 2016

Four Smart Moves in a Falling Stock Market

Nobody likes to see the value of their investment accounts fall, but whether it’s a correction (a drop of at least 10% but less than 20%) or a full-on bear market (a decline of 20% or more) the reality is…

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credit cards, home loans, investing · March 16, 2016

4 Signs You’re About to Make a Very Big Real Estate Mistake

With the Spring home buying rush just around the corner, I want to make sure that you don’t buy into a very big mistake.

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debt, home loans · March 9, 2016

No Credit Union? You’re Likely Missing Some Great Deals

If you are serious about making the most of your money, you should be doing your financial shopping at credit unions. A recent survey by depositaccounts.com confirmed once again that credit unions-especially large ones-consistently offer the best interest rates on…

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