Gain the flexibility to use your home’s equity for your financial goals Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side.

While it may still feel like mortgage interest rates in the 4% to 5% range are still a ways off, the reality is that rates are slowly but noticeably declining again. Case in point: Mortgage rates have ...

Interest rates were in the news yet again this month after the Federal Reserve completed its third meeting of 2025 and, for the third time in a row, elected to keep the federal funds rate unchanged.

Mortgage rates have dropped significantly in recent months, and that means one thing for those who bought a home in the last couple years: It might be time to refinance. Refinancing your mortgage ...

When rates fall, previously issued, higher interest bonds become more valuable in relation to new ones, which pay a lower income. What that means is that when interest rates go down, the general level ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third straight time on December 10, capping off a turbulent year with its most contentious decision in six years. Three officials voted against the move ...

Companies may lease assets to optimize financial terms and manage balance sheets. Capital lease interest can be computed using the IRR function in a spreadsheet. Adjust IRR formula for payment ...

The “Magnificent Seven,” cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence have captured investors’ attention over the past few years. But another force is all but a lock to shape investors’ portfolios and ...

The work you're doing is worth way more than you charge. Your prices need to go up. But every time you think about raising your rates, your mind fills with fear. What if clients leave? What if your ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This is Work in Progress, a newsletter about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here. Arguably the single most ...

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. After soaring yields in 2023 and 2024, a shift in Fed policy will likely push rates ...

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and ...