A few decades ago, the home buyer could only get the only type of loan: fixed-rate 30-year mortgage. Now the…
“Specialty financing” or “loans for someone with less than perfect credit” are polite terms used to market “subprime” or “non-prime…
Exchange funds allow investors a tax-free means to diversify a low-cost-basis and/or restricted stock position. Exchange funds allow investors to…
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Like all bonds, corporates tend to rise in value when interest rates fall, and they fall in value when interest…
Lending institutions that will decide on your mortgage application will look at a variety of factors, such as your employment…
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Many people may not realize that an affordable alternative to costly permanent life insurance policies even exists. They hear the…