Ask an Ex-Banker: How to Invest Unexpected Cash
A friend asked me recently for investment advice. I sent her my thoughts by email but couldn’t resist making it into an “Ask an Ex-Banker”
A friend asked me recently for investment advice. I sent her my thoughts by email but couldn’t resist making it into an “Ask an Ex-Banker”
How do mortgages make it to Wall Street anyway? None of the following is essential to understanding mortgages from a personal finance standpoint, I just
Follow the money! It’s not just “those corrupt folks” over there, it’s often “these corrupt folks” over here as well. Post read (6826) times.
Is mortgage debt good debt? A dangerous drug? Or both? All debt acts like a drug. Debt artificially changes your personal financial metabolism, accelerating personal
Mortgage banks will quote you a mortgage interest rate, with the option to pay more money upfront, in the form of ‘points,’ for a lower
Why are 15 year mortgages cheaper than 30 year mortgages? The answer has to do with the interest-rate curve. Contrary to what some may believe,
I founded Bankers Anonymous because, as a recovering banker, I believe that the gap between the financial world as I know it and the public discourse about finance is more than just a problem for a family trying to balance their checkbook, or politicians trying to score points over next year’s budget – it is a weakness of our civil society. For reals. It’s also really fun for me.
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