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CD and Savings Rates Flat, Mortgage Rates Dow - Weekly Rate Update - Savings - Checking - CDs Article - cd rates, mortga

Posted by phillanuto 1 day 9 hours ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cd rates mortgage rates savings rates
CD and savings rates showed virtually no movement over the past week. Mortgage rates have decended over the past three weeks, touching lows not seen [...] read more »
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Analysis of Oil, Gold, Stock, and Deposit Returns Shows Capital Preservation is Key Strategy

Posted by phillanuto 41 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: capital preservation asset comparison
The graph below shows what the return on this strategy would look like. I was a bit surprised at just how well it did. Clearly, preserving capital, e[...] read more »
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Judge Rakoff Rejects Settlment Over $4 Billion Merrill Bonuses - Corporate News Article - bank of america, jed rakoff, b

Posted by phillanuto 68 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bank of america settlement rakoff
Judge Rakoff, a Federal District Judge in lower Manhattan today rejected the $33 million settlement between Bank of America and the SEC over $4 billi[...] read more »
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Amex, Chase, and Bank of America Cancelling Credit Cards Without Notice - Credit Products Article - credit cards, cancel

Posted by phillanuto 101 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: amex chase credit cards cancellation
Amex, Chase, Bank of America, and other banks are canceling credit cards, often without notifying the holder in advance. This can result in severe in[...] read more »
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Self-Employed or Working on Commission? You Can Still Obtain a Mortgage...For a Price. - Real Estate Article - mortgage,

Posted by phillanuto 121 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: commission mortgage self employed
Loan programs for home buyers who cannot provide traditional income documentation to obtain a mortgage. read more »
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Seven Rules for Short Sale Shoppers - Real Estate Article - foreclosures, real estate, short sales

Posted by phillanuto 122 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: housing sales real estate short sales
Provides practical guidance for homebuyers or new investors who are in the market for short sale (preforeclosure) read more »
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Goldman Sachs Fleecing of America - News Article - bankers, investment banks, investment vultures

Posted by phillanuto 122 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bankers goldman sachs fleecing
Word is circulating that in the midst of one of the largest financial catastrophes in global history, Goldman Sachs is getting ready to report record[...] read more »
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Shopping for a Mortgage? Six Key Numbers You Must Know Before You Get Started - Real Estate Article - mortgage, real est

Posted by phillanuto 124 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mortgage key numbers getting mortgage
Key numbers mortgage shoppers need to know before shopping for a mortgage. read more »
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California Muni Bonds To buy or not to buy... - Bonds Article -

Posted by phillanuto 126 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: california bonds california munis
This is a brief look at the California Muni Bond market. The bulk of this article will be focused on the subject that is near and dear to every bond [...] read more »
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The American Bankers Association Asks FDIC To End Bank Competition By Forcing Ally Bank to Lower Deposit Rates - Savings

Posted by phillanuto 176 days ago, popular 176 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Business | Tags: aba ally bank american bankers
The American Banker's Association sent a ltter to the FDIC's Sheila Bair on May 27th, requesting the agency take action to force Ally Bank to lower[...] read more »
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Bank Profits Somehow Increasing Even Though Economy Worsening

Posted by drake 214 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bank of america banks economy
So here's an interesting question: how are bank profits increasing when the economy and many of the loans written by the banks are in worse shape th[...] read more »
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Could You Live Like the Wojtowicz Family? - Personal Finance Article - wojtowicz, economic survivalist, conspicuous cons

Posted by phillanuto 218 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: wojtowicz economic survivalists
The Wojtowicz are a family that have been dubbed economic survivalists. To simplify their life and cut expenses they have torn up credit cards, cance[...] read more »
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Comparison of Stock Returns to Savings Account Returns Shows Buy and Hold Bad Idea

Posted by drake 227 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: investing savings accounts stocks
How much more would an investor who put their money in the stock market would have earned versus someone who just stuck it into an FDIC insured savin[...] read more »
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How Low Can It Go? Comparison of the Dow Jones to Japan's Nikkei Index - Stocks - Options - Mutual Funds Article - japan, nikkei, dow jones

Posted by phillanuto 267 days ago, popular 266 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: comparison dow jones indexes nikkei
A comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average today to Japan's Nikkei Index leading up to and after its peak in 1989. There are a lot of similari[...] read more »
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California Municipal Bond Ratings Cut to Lowest Amongst States

Posted by drake 287 days ago, popular 286 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bonds california municipal bonds
California's financial paralysis and its deteriorating fiscal condition is not something that is widely reported. Still, investors hold tens of billions of its bonds and the state has the fifth largest economy in the world. read more »
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