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Choose Your Medicare Open Enrollment Advisor Carefully
It’s Medicare Open Enrollment Period. As I wrote earlier, Open Enrollment this year is unusually important because of significant changes in Medicare Advantage and Part…
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The Stunning Cost Of The Best Care At Home For Wealthy Elders
Most people, when asked, say they want to “age in place” at home for as long as possible. When an…
Biden wants to give homebuyers $400 per month: State of the Union
Citing rising housing costs in his State of the Union address Thursday night, President Joe Biden said he wants to…
This week’s personal loan rates rise for 3-year loans, fall for 5-year loans
Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as "Credible" below, is to give you the…
What is Delta Air Lines’ SkyMiles loyalty program? Earn miles on your next flight
Delta Air Lines, a major global airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, offers the SkyMiles® loyalty program. Through SkyMiles, members accumulate…
What’s Your Wealth Activation Score?
Whether you’re trying to get rich quickly or slowly, there are a plethora of playbooks out there about saving, investing,…
Wages grow 4.3% in February but still outpaced by rising home prices
February added 275,000 jobs, posting another consecutive month of solid job growth, according to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the U.S.…
No, I Don’t Hate 401(k)s — I Want Pensions For All, Not Just A Few
Sometimes, it’s necessary to correct the record. The other day, a click-baity, highly misleading headline blared: “Teresa Ghilarducci Confirms Proposal…
CFPB finalizes rule capping credit card late fees at $8 on average
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is finalizing a rule that limits how much consumers are charged in late fees.…
What Would Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age Mean For Retirees?
You might have read that Social Security might raise its retirement age as a means to help fix the program’s…
Today’s mortgage rates rise for 30-year terms | February 7
Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as "Credible" below, is to give you the…
Best rewards credit cards where you can use points toward things like travel, cash back
If you are going to be spending money anyway, you might as well earn some points when you swipe. There…
How Much Will You Need To Save For Healthcare In Retirement?
Even for the healthiest Americans, the cost of health care in retirement can be astronomical. Don’t even get me started…
Today’s mortgage rates rise for 30-year terms | February 8
Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as "Credible" below, is to give you the…
Wealthy Families: Consider These Planning Ideas Before ‘The Sunset’
The clock is ticking on the expiration, or sunset, of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which nearly doubled…
Freddie Mac announces $2,500 credit for down payment assistance for very low-income families
Prospective homebuyers who earn 50% of their area median income or less are now eligible for a $2,500 credit they…
US Department of Labor announces $200 million in grants to help build apprenticeship programs
The U.S. Department of Labor just announced $200 million in grants set to go towards apprenticeship programs. The funding is…
Credit card late fees capped at $8 under new Biden admin rule
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a new rule to cap all credit card late fees at $8, a move…
New York Community Bancorp seeks cash infusion
New York Community Bancorp is seeking to raise equity capital in a bid to shore up confidence in the troubled…