Your money: Start 2021 off strong with these money moves
After the train wreck that was 2020, you might well question whether it’s worth trying to plan anything. But knocking off a few financial tasks…
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2021 looks positive for the market and the economy
Looking back at the market and the economy in 2020, even with the benefit of hindsight, it is hard to believe what happened. The shocking…
5 housing trends for 2021: What’s ahead for mortgage rates, home prices, flight to suburbs?
In 2021, mortgage rates will rise from record lows, home-price gains will slow and Americans will continue their migration to less dense regions and lower-cost…
Weekly commodity wrap-up
2020, the Year to Remember In addition to an erratic and contentious election, 2020 rang the bell for record-smashing events. Huge market moves will undoubtedly…
Benchmark U.S. 30-year mortgage drops to record low 2.66%
WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates dropped this week to a record low for the 16th time in 2020, reflecting an economy hard hit by…
Your money: Got life insurance? You might not have enough
You probably need life insurance if your death would cause financial hardship to someone else. If the only coverage you have is through your job,…
Your money: Life and money lessons from the pandemic
I’m a “be prepared” kind of person. I like having money in the bank and a good stock of emergency supplies. But I wasn’t prepared…
Financial lessons in a challenging year
Most of us are awaiting the end of 2020 when we can take a sigh of relief and look forward with the hope for a…
What does the Biden presidency mean for your financial plan?
This year has been one like no other, and the recent presidential election definitely fit with that theme. Now that we are past the political…
Your money: Putting financial survivor’s guilt to good use
Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, of Ann Arbor, Mich., specializes in helping people deal with their anxieties about money. But since the pandemic started, Bryan-Podvin has…