Archive for February, 2009
Friday Finance Findings for February 27th – Looking for Guest Posts
As I have briefly mentioned in the past few weeks, we’re expecting a child pretty soon. Right now it looks like sometime in the next three weeks, so I’m going to be looking for guest posts to have on hand when that does happen. I’ll obviously be tied up with a lot of other issues, [...]
COBRA Changes – Premium Reduction Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
New COBRA Changes Reduce Premiums by 65% The latest stimulus package, also referred to as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has included a provision that will reduce the COBRA health coverage premiums by 65% for those who qualify. With job losses mounting and many individuals relying on health insurance through their employer, [...]
Poll: Have You Pulled Out of the Stock Market?
With the continued bad news surrounding the economy and stock markets tumbling to levels not seen in over a decade, more and more people are getting out of stocks. Whether that’s the right course of action or not, we won’t know for a few years, but in most cases this is about the worst possible [...]
Mortgage Rates Are Low, But It May Still Cost You
Mortgage Rates May be Falling, But Changes Make Borrowing Costly The news keeps talking about mortgage rates that continue to fall to almost unheard of low levels. We’re talking about 30-year fixed rate mortgages hovering just over 5%, and 15-year rates under 5% right now. These rates are sharply lower than just a few years [...]
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