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Is it time to sell Series I bonds?
Series I bonds have been a popular and attractive investment over the past few years, as inflation soared to multi-decade highs. The bonds adjust their interest rate to factor in inflation, helping...

Mortgage Rates Move Up Today Oct. 2, 2023: What Does That Mean for Homebuyers?
...so it's even more expensive to purchase a home. Some key mortgage rates saw an increase over the last seven days. The average interest rates for both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed mortgage...

Increasing Your Startup’s Chance Of Getting VC Funding In A Recession
am EDT| Dmitrii Zotov, founder and CTO at award-winning performance marketing platform Affise, helping companies scale via partnerships channel. Is a recession coming? While some sources predict...

10 best low-risk investments in October 2023
...re maximizing your returns. Risk: Money market accounts are protected by the FDIC, with guarantees up to $250,000 per depositor per bank. So money market accounts present no risk to your principal...

Mortgage rate forecast October 2023: Higher for longer
Mortgage rates remain at jarringly lofty levels. In late September, the average rate on a 30-year home loan surged past 7.5 percent for the first time since November 2000, according...

Understanding The Ring-Around-The-Rosy Rental Inflation Game
...reducing the number of mortgaged-backed securities they buy to help support the housing market. As interest rates went up, so did the costs of financing property purchases or refinances, making...

Janet Yellen says a government shutdown could risk tipping the U.S. into a recession
As a government shutdown looks increasingly likely, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding the alarm about the damage it could do to the U.S. economy. "It's really reckless and will impose...