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I’ve visited Hawaii more than a dozen times, and the Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort is one of my favorite hotels in the state. Located in Kapa’a on Kauai’s East Side, the property’s vibes are relaxed, and it’s elegant without being over the top. You can borrow the hotel’s bikes for beachside rides, come back…

Mortgage rates fell this week, breaking a seven-week streak of increases. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped seven basis points to 7.34% APR in the week ending Oct. 15, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We calculate our weekly average…

When the company you work for goes public, your equity shifts from an intangible asset to one that has a publicly traded market price. But even as your net worth fluctuates in real time, you can’t sell immediately. After an initial public offering, employees, executives, founders and early investors are typically tied up in a…

Each month, NerdWallet suggests one wallet win to help you feel more confident about your money. This month’s topic is sale shopping with purpose. Fun, right? Notch a win in just 20 minutes, but act quickly because October sales are coming in hot. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is Oct. 6-7, and you can expect…

Over several decades, I have sold hundreds upon hundreds of items, from a Plymouth Fury III station wagon to a red plastic beer cup I listed on eBay as the Holy Grail. Had I been just an average hoarder, my possessions should have been reduced by now to a loincloth, a pair of sandals and…

Mortgage interest rates are likely to move higher in August as the war in Iran appears to be intensifying. The war’s outbreak initially spurred mortgage rates higher this spring, and rates’ fates continue to be tied to news from the Middle East. It’s true that the Federal Reserve didn’t raise the funds rate at its…