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US Credit Downgrade Could Mean an Upgrade for Your Mortgage

Ironically, the United States of America also has to answer to the credit gods – Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch Ratings bond (debt securities)[...] read more »
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Fed Credit: The Latest and Perhaps Next-To-Last Bubble

So how will the world react when this latest bubble bursts? At some point, investors looking to preserve the value of their wealth will realize that [...] read more »
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5 ETFs That Can Help Balance Your Portfolio

If you're looking to add some dimension to your portfolio, ETFs can offer a way to diversify. We like diversity in our stocks, so why not add some d[...] read more »
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Government announces new loan programs

The government, still struggling to manage a severe financial crisis, unveiled two new programs Tuesday that will provide $800 billion to try to help[...] read more »
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The 2009 Financial Crisis Timeline in Photos

A timeline highlight of events in 2009's financial crisis. read more »
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Will Bernanke get the boot?

Though there was little doubt in the Fed leader during the worst of the meltdown, now everyone is asking whether Ben Bernanke will be out of a job so[...] read more »
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Treasury overspends its $350b TARP ln bailout allotment

WSJ reports the Treasury Department has committed nearly $10 billion more than the $350 billion Congress has authorized to date for the financial-sec[...] read more »
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McCain Touts eBay's Whitman as Treasury Secretary During Debate

Only ten minutes into the US Presidential debates Tuesday evening, Republican candidate John McCain mentioned former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Moderator [...] read more »
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Bank Rates Behave Like US Treasuries, With Some Important Exceptions

At first glance, bank rates and Treasury yields might seem like comparing apples and oranges: Treasuries are freely traded, typically in very large a[...] read more »
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Treasury's Standardized Terms

The details of Treasury's recapitalization plan are out, and it's more or less what I expected, but with a lower coupon. In fact it looks very much[...] read more »
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FOMC Pulls Out the Stops - Part A

The FOMC made an unorthodox move Wednesday saying it will spend $300 billion to buy treasuries and another $750 billion for largely mortgage securiti[...] read more »
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I-Bond rate at 0% but don't panic or redeem just yet - It's Only Money

Be careful. Not all I-Bonds are returning 0% just yet. And if you redeem them too early, you'll miss out on some great returns and needlessly penali[...] read more »
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How To Find $288 Billion in Hidden Gold, Just Ask The Treasury

he Treasury marks the value of its gold at $42 an ounce, the price settled on in 1973, two years after the United States scrapped the Bretton Woods S[...] read more »
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FOMC Pulls Out the Stops - Part B

Some Investment strategies to help weather the storm even in an inflationary environment. The FOMC is flooding the market with capital and the poten[...] read more »
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How Long Can Treasury Yields Support the U.S. Dollar?

U.S. dollar move higher with Treasury yields and as the euro weakens on sovereign debt concerns. But will it last? read more »
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