As speculation grows that the Federal Reserve will soon start lowering interest rates, now is a good time to review your ...

See how Federal Reserve's policy decisions shape savings account rates, and learn smart strategies to protect your money when ...

The average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate fell to its lowest in nearly a year, reflecting Treasury yield declines and ...

When interest rates move, either higher or lower, the effect is felt quickly throughout the economy, affecting mortgage rates and housing demand, changing the cost of products we buy, and causing ...

The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, sets the fed funds rate. There are eight regularly scheduled FOMC meetings ...

At a time when we’re all looking for ways to make our savings work harder, understanding interest rates and the concept of compounding has never been more important. Here’s a quick overview of how ...

A CD is basically a time-locked savings account. You park your money for a set period — could be six months, could be five ...

From the blog: Changes in interest rates, and more specifically bond yields, can have profound influences on defined benefit and defined contribution schemes, so it is important trustees understand ...

Inflation has continued to chip away at our purchasing power despite the modest raises we may have gotten from our employers ...

This series will treat macroeconomics as a toolkit, not a lecture: Yes it is long read; maybe boring. So why read it? Because ...