a CD is good, safe pick for short-term investing
Q: After reading your column about certificates of deposit, I wonder how much is too much money in CDs? I am shooting to retire at 52 with a good pension and a 401 .
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US government takes on big role in mortgage market (AP via Yahoo! News) Uncle Sam has just become the 800 pound gorilla in the U.S. mortgage market. The Bush administration is seizing troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a
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Rent or Buy: Go With Your Gut Q I am a 48-year-old divorced woman. I have been renting for the past 10 years. My friends tell me that renting is throwing your money away, but if
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Buying Foreclosure Properties Has Its Rewards, but Also Risks Rising interest rates are sending more homeowners into foreclosure, prompting bargain-hunting investors to descend on courthouse auctions across the country. Some novices may be sorry they did. read more...