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[Beckett] It’s another Beckett Sports Card Hot/Cold where we take a quick look at what’s lava and what’s icy in the worlds of sports and sports cards. On the field, it wasn’t a very eventful week. On the hobby side, it was a big one, though. Some major sets came […]
[Beckett] It’s another Beckett Sports Card Hot/Cold where we take a quick look at what’s the equivalent of a scorching summer’s day and what’s a winter’s chill in the worlds of sports and sports cards. Quarterbacks are carrying a lot of the weight of the hobby right now with the […]
[Business Insider] I recently considered refinancing the mortgage on my new home but ultimately decided against it because the math didn’t make sense. If I rolled closing costs into my new loan, my monthly payment would have gone up. I considered paying the closing costs up front, but a formula […]
[CNBC] When I got laid off from my job in 2015, I promised myself that I’d do whatever it took to become my own boss and never go back to a full-time job. It was a goal that came with many brainstorm sessions and lots of Excel spreadsheets. In the end, I […]
[Business Insider] My parents had four pillars that guided their financial decisions: invest in yourself, spend according to your values, march to the beat of your own drum, and give back to your community. These pillars helped them buy land and maintain a working farm that fed our family, grow […]
[Business Insider] Being “good” with money isn’t a right or wrong question. It’s more about how you think about your money. One sign that a person is good with money is an understanding of asset protection — if you have the right insurances in place, I know you’re thinking about […]
[MarketWatch, Getty Images] Look at cyclical stocks that pay dividends, not classic defensive picks If you invest for income by owning defensive dividend companies that sell stuff like cereal, soap and soup, you are doing it all wrong. This is one of the worst ways to invest for yield in […]
[Wise Publishing] Living out your golden years near beautiful beaches in warm sunshine doesn’t have to devour all your savings. In fact, you can retire to some countries with well under $100,000 in the bank. We’ve looked at a wide range of data to find the places with the most […]
[Bloomberg] The ‘Black tax’ persists because of risk-based loan pricing Policy makers can reverse the negative impact, co-author says Black borrowers pay $13,464 more over the life of a home loan, with interest, mortgage-insurance and tax expenses higher than for their White counterparts, further hurting African Americans’ ability to save […]
[FX Empire] Mortgage rates fell to another all-time low in the week ending 15th October. Following a 1 basis point fall in the week prior, the 30-year fixed rate fell by 6 basis points to 2.81%. Compared to this time last year, 30-year fixed rates were down by 88 basis points. […]