Fund Highlight: Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund
Although fixed-income instruments should be a part of any well-diversified portfolio, bonds are usually less desirable during times of rising interest rates, such as the past-few months.
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Bradford Mortgage passes half billion-dollar mark (The The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area) Bradford Mortgage Co., the Winston-Salem-based mortgage banking company, has passed the $500 million mark in mortgages it has written since the company was founded in 2002. This major milestone occurred
Banks reluctant to lend to small firms Commercial banks' lending to small and medium-sized businesses have been decreasing lately, despite plans to the contrary following the government's toughening of home equity loan regulations, industry data ...read more...
HBOS says share of the U.K. mortgage market drops (Market Watch) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Banking group HBOS said Tuesday that its share of the U.K. mortgage market dropped sharply in the first half of the year after a new strategy failed
(AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-20 09:55 GMT: UK gross mortgage lending picks up; records highest Jan ever - CML (Interactive Investor) LONDON (AFX) - The UK property market got off to a good start in 2006, with gross mortgage lending in January the highest ever for the month, according to the
Gas prices hit low-income residents harder Evelyn Hansen uses only a dab of toothpaste. She buys shampoo and conditioner in one.read more...
Homebuilders 'Now Sell Shares, Not Houses' The Wall Street Journal takes a look at public homebuilders and their business model.read more...