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Key takeaways Protect your home: Consider installing fire-resistant materials where possible, including noncombustible decking materials, a fire rated-roof, safer windows…
Key takeaways Life insurance payouts are also called death benefits and are paid out when the insured passes away. Those…
Key takeaways Depending on age, the average 401(k) account balance ranges between roughly $7,000 and $300,000, but median balances are…
Key takeaways Unsavory financial advisors may cheat their clients through deceptive practices such as Ponzi schemes, churning techniques, and pump-and-dump…
As a certified student loan counselor, I’ve frequently heard borrowers complain about receiving confusing, even conflicting advice. And that’s when…
Key takeaways In 2025, employees can elect to defer $23,500 of their salary to fund their 401(k). When including employer…
Image by MoMo Productions/GettyImages The stock market — and home prices — keep setting records, and mortgage rates remain north…
Key takeaways Giving money as a gift, whether it’s cash, gift cards or a money order can be convenient. You…
Jaskaran Kooner/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Key takeaways FHA loan closing costs typically total 2 percent to 6 percent of…
Key takeaways New car replacement covers the cost of a brand new car of the same make, model and year…
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Image by mbogacz/GettyImages/Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Key takeaways A construction-to-permanent loan finances the construction of a house and converts to…