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Mortgage rates eased downward this week. It’s a minor movement for a surprisingly busy news week — there’s a lot going on at the moment that has implications for potential home buyers and refinancers. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell four basis points to 6.55% APR in the week ending Aug. 20,…

I recently praised Apple for putting out a $599 MacBook laptop. One of the richest companies in the world was doing the average Joe a solid by offering a sleek and capable machine for a good price. But, even Apple isn’t immune to the AI-driven memory chip shortage. At the end of June, the company…

When you’ve got beef with a big, faceless financial company and want an option for relief beyond screaming into the void, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has traditionally taken complaints and sought a resolution on your behalf. But last week, the CFPB — the federal watchdog created in the wake of the Great Recession…

Over the last few years, most of the brokers we review have slashed their commissions on ETFs to zero, but the trend toward lower fees may be reversing. Fidelity now charges investors a “service fee” to buy ETFs created by certain issuers. Fidelity has been asking ETF issuers to pay it a fee, and if…

If your employer handed you a cash bonus instead of your latest RSU grant, what would you do with it? Would you buy your company’s stock? When regular grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) are part of your compensation, this can be a helpful way to reframe the decision around whether to sell or hold…

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