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  1. How to Buy a Home in a Hot Market With Below-Average Credit
    A hot market is a seller's market. In many parts of the country, housing inventory is low and prices are rising.
  2. 5 Cost-Saving Strategies for Small Businesses
    Creating and running a small business requires a lot of dedication. On a daily basis, so many important decisions need to be made, from the pricing of
  3. 8 Proven Methods for Small Businesses to Save Money
    Small businesses frequently go through cycles of strong and weak profits. When profits are low, you probably will want to find time-tested ways to save money. You do this by cutting costs and reducing your overhead without sacrificing sales. Here are 8 proven ways for your business to save money: Outsourcing: You can
  4. PPP is gone, but government help for small businesses isn't
    The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program provided small-business owners with just under $800 billion in COVID-19 relief, according to the
  5. A good credit score matters. Here’s how to build and improve yours
    Thanks to record-high inflation and rising interest rates, it’s becoming tougher to keep debt at reasonable levels and maintain good credit. In fact,
  6. Do You Really Need to Put 20% Down on a House? Here's What Experts Say
    Conventional wisdom says you need 20% for a down payment when buying a home. But real estate experts say otherwise. Here's why Getty Images / Grace
  7. Fed's Powell: High inflation poses a threat to job market
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning that high inflation could make it harder to restore the job market to full health, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said
  8. Here’s How Working After 62 Can Change Your Social Security Benefits
    Continuing to work after age 62 can affect your level of Social Security retirement benefits, whether you are receiving benefits at the time or not.
  9. When Choosing Funds for Your College 529 Plan, Don’t Make This Mistake
    The average cost of public in-state college tuition, fees, room and board in 2020-21 is $26,820 a year and $54,880 for a four-year private college, according to a recent study by the College Board. For a child born today, the four-year cost of college is expected to be $526,629 for private and $230,069 for public, acco
  10. Down Market? It’s Roth Time!
    The recent chaos in the market, coupled with the most significant sell-off since 1987, has at least one silver lining: if you intend to invest you can invest in a Roth vehicle and recoup gains potentially tax-free. Roth IRAs, and their bigger sister, the Roth 401(k), provide the opportunity for savers to develop invest