Today's Interest Rates and Financial Advice:

Financial Advice

• Mistakes to avoid when investing in CDs

  With the Federal Reserve finally ready to push interest rates higher over the next few years, a new era of rising returns is upon us. Will you be ready to profit from that?

  August 18th 2017

• 7 ways to measure your financial success

  Just as blood pressure and cholesterol are valuable measures of your physical well-being, we've come up with the critical numbers you need to track the state of your financial health.

  August 17th 2017

• Dying with a mortgage: What happens to your home?

  The simplest, most likely answer is that your heirs will be allowed to assume your loan and keep the home as long as they make the payments. But, as you'll see, nothing is simple in estate law.

  August 17th 2017

• What kind of return can we expect from a 401(k)?

  Something like 5% or 6% a year is reasonable, and long-term returns from 10 big mutual funds often found in 401(k) retirement plans show you could make even more than that.

  August 16th 2017

• Is now the right time to refinance?

  For most homeowners, the answer is "yes." While rates are on the rise, by any historical measure home loans remain incredibly cheap, and it's possible to land a new, cheaper mortgage even if you have below-average credit and little equity in your home.

  August 16th 2017

• 7 big questions your Closing Disclosure can answer

  Borrowers applying for a mortgage now get a five-page form designed to make home loans easier to understand before the deal is finalized.

  August 15th 2017