Category: Money

Reader’s Digest Contest Unveils Top Ten “Nicest Places In America”

Reader’s Digest today announced the ten finalists in its first annual “Nicest Place in America” contest in partnership with Nextdoor, the private social network for neighborhoods. The contest is a national crowd-sourced hunt for exceptional places whose people exemplify ways of life the country needs more of today. Americans across the...

Best Hotel Credit Cards: Summer 2017

The best hotel credit card is the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card, according to CreditCards.com. Judges praised it for its generously priced Starpoints, which are worth at least two cents apiece (the average credit card rewards point is valued at just one cent). The panel also liked that the card...

NAPFA Releases Tips On Reducing Costs That Can Drain Retirement Savings

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors today released tips to help consumers better understand financial advisor compensation and common product fees that can impact their financial goals. Nearly 60 percent of investors do not completely understand the fees they pay their financial advisor, according to J.D. Power. NerdWallet research...

Existing-Home Sales Jumped 4.4% in March

Existing-home sales took off in March to their highest pace in over 10 years, and severe supply shortages resulted in the typical home coming off the market significantly faster than in February and a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Only the West saw a decline in...

Prosper America: New Charity Makes Financial Education Accessible to Everyone

Most Americans don’t have $400 for an emergency. Sixty five percent of American adults don’t have a budget.1 Forty six percent have less than $10,000 saved for retirement.2  These shocking statistics illustrate that, for many people, managing their personal finances is a serious challenge. Prosper America, the nation’s first, independent...

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Drop to 2017 Lows

Mortgage rates fell the lowest levels of the year, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate now 4.16 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.28 discount and origination points. The larger jumbo 30-year fixed dropped to the lowest level since mid-November,...