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?

  May 18th 2018

• 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.

  May 17th 2018

• 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.

  May 17th 2018

• 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.

  May 16th 2018

• Mortgage rates inch up in May 2018

  Current mortgage rates are higher than they were last March. But home loans are still historically low and a little easier to obtain, too.

  May 9th 2018

• 7 smart moves for getting started as a landlord

  With mortgage rates low and a shortage of rental housing in many cities, this is still a good time to invest in rental property. But turning a profit requires some work.

  May 9th 2018