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Weekly Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly, But Prices Are the Real Problem

Kate Wood writes for NerdWallet. Email: kwood@nerdwallet.com. The article Weekly Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly, But Prices Are the Real Problem originally appeared on NerdWallet. Kate WoodSource

Why do people pay for expensive financial advisors?

Derek Sivers famously once said “If [more] information was the answer, then we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs.” But that’s not human beings work. It’s usually not about information but human behavior. And our lizard brains, as much as we don’t like to admit it, are in

How Enterprise Workflow Automation Saves Companies Big Money

You’re running an enterprise, and inefficiencies are bleeding your budget dry; manual data entry, endless email chains, and approvals that take weeks. It’s chaos, and it’s costing you. Enterprise workflow automation tools are your way out, streamlining processes, cutting errors, and saving serious cash. These platforms turn repetitive

Are You (Money) Smarter than a Fifth Grader?

If you are a Lazy Man and Money reader, the answer to that question should be yes. However, if you are the average American, I’ve got bad news for you. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) created a seven-question Financial Knowledge Quiz. Go ahead and click that link

Animal Spirits: So Bearish It’s Bullish

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts: See here for more information on YCharts Tariff slide deck Get a random Animal Spirits chart here On today’s show, we discuss: Trump Advisers Took Advantage of Navarro’s Absence to Push for Tariff Pause Risk of financial panic tempers

The Things That Make You Money

Buying stocks is easy. You might purchase a stock because it’s going down and feel like it represents a wonderful buying opportunity. Or maybe you buy a stock that’s already going up in the hopes that it will continue to go up even more. There is always a

Are You Bullish or Bearish?

Barry Ritholtz joined me on the show to answer more questions about the best case trade war scenarios, how to manage $4 million, where to stash your down payment savings and how to prepare for a recession. Further Reading: Getting Long-Term Bullish The post Are You Bullish

Credit card interest calculator

If you don’t pay off your credit card balance in full each month, your credit card provider will charge interest on what you owe, at an annual rate of 12% to 22%, depending on the card. Use our credit card interest calculator to figure out how much interest

How companies are dealing with tariffs

Companies from a wide range of industries are having trouble assessing the impact of tariffs because of the constant uncertainty over whether and where the taxes will be imposed next or postponed, sometimes on a daily or weekly basis. Some tariffs remain in place against key U.S. trading

What to do if you outlive your retirement savings

Life has been challenging for Cheryl (surname withheld for privacy) and her daughter Shannon. As a single parent with a low income, who struggled with a variety of health issues, Cheryl wasn’t able to save sufficiently for retirement. She worked a number of minimum wage jobs before suffering

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