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5 Tips to Raise Your Credit Score Fast Author and credit scoring expert Linda Ferrari shares 5 simple things you can do to help raise your credit scores quickly. Click on the Video to Play
09/30/2013
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The possibility of a government shutdown are leading Stocks lower today and giving a boost to the Bond markets as investors rush into the safe haven trade. In the latest week there has been an influx of $4.5 billion into global Bond funds, backing up the flight-to-safety assertion. In today's eco...
09/27/2013
What is the Velocity of Money and How Does it Impact Home Loan Rates? If you’ve been watching the economic news, you’ve probably noticed that market experts and traders have been keeping a close eye on the Commerce Department’s Personal Spending and Personal Income reports. Obviously, those rep...
09/26/2013
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3 Tips for a More Productive Day By Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA Do you start each day with a plan for action?Most people do. Whether they make a to do list or leave emails in their inbox to work on throughout the day, they have some way to manage their tasks and projects. Each day, however, we mana...
09/25/2013
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Economic data was abundant this morning led by housing news and how consumers are holding up in this economy. Reports from Consumer Confidence and Case Shiller dominated the news wires. Over in the capital markets, both Stocks and Bonds are trading higher. The Conference Board reported this morni...
09/24/2013
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09/18/2013
After showing negative numbers in the past month or so, the Mortgage bankers Association reported that its Market Composite Index, a measure of total loan application volume, rose by 11.2% in the latest survey. The refinance index jumped by 18% while the purchase index rose by 3%. The recent rise...
09/18/2013
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Consumer inflation levels continued to run lower in August due to a decline in energy prices with slightly higher prices seen in housing and food costs. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.1% in last month versus the 0.2% expected and down from the 0.2% recorded in July. When stripping out f...
09/17/2013
Big news on the candidates for the Federal Reserve Chairman post that is set to be vacated by current Chairman Ben Bernanke in January of 2014. One of the front runners, former Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers, has withdrawn from the race. This paves the way for current Federal Reserve ...
09/16/2013
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The Commerce Department reported this morning that Retail Sales rose by 0.2% in August, below the 0.4% and down from the 0.4% recorded in July. It was the lowest reading since April as consumers are have been pulling back on spending due to higher payroll taxes along with limited job and income g...
09/13/2013
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