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New Mortgage Regulations Could Bruise Housing Market
11:00AM 3/23/2011
New regulations limiting mortgage brokers' compensation go into effect on April 1. While they're meant to protect mortgage borrowers from unscrupulous brokers, they could have an adverse impact on the nation's struggling housing market.
Ex-Banker Tells How Not to get Ripped Off at a Bank
11:00AM 11/17/2010
Americans have special relationships with their money and their banks. Putting money into a bank account is an act of trust, and it's difficult to think of a checking or savings account as a business transaction because the money is still yours -- the bank is just holding it for you and keeping it...
Do Free ETF Trades Have a Hidden Price Tag?
10:00AM 3/17/2010
Charles Schwab drew first blood in the commission wars, offering free trades for its exchange-traded fundss last year. Fidelity struck back with offers of 25 iShares ETFs commission-free. Should investors jump on these "free" offers? Hint: always read the fine print.
Retirement mistake #5 is being tempted by exchange-traded funds.
I don't understand the fascination with exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The good news is that ETFs track indexes and most ETFS are low cost. The bad news is that they are being misused by retirees and other investors.
Selling your house? Let Realtors compete for your business
12:00AM 4/25/2009
Inman News reports on start-up AgentInvitation.com, a site that allows prospective home sellers to anonymously query three agents, describe the service they're looking for, and find out what kind of commission the agent would be willing to work for.According to Inman, "Sellers provide an estimate...
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