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  1. The Median Home Sale Price in July Was $406,700. Will Prices Ever Come Back Down?
    A recent National Association of Realtors report showed that the median existing-home price for all housing types in July 2023 was $406,700.
  2. There's a big disconnect between US economic vibes and what the data actually says
    The US economy is holding up, but Americans don't seem to see it that way.
  3. This IRA Move Looks Smarter After the Stock Market Correction
    One of the biggest problems with the way that most people save for retirement is that they fail to take taxes fully into consideration. With traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans, you typically set aside pre-tax money into a tax-deferred account that shelters your money from tax as long as it stays in the account. But once
  4. Want to Buy a Home in 2024? Here Are 4 Ways to Help Make It Happen
    If you've spent the last few years itching to get on the property ladder, you might be feeling pretty discouraged by persistently higher mortgage rates and a stubbornly low number of houses for sale.
  5. What To Do With Excess Funds In Your Child’s 529 Plan—A Good Problem To Have
    What do you do with "extra" funds in your child's 529 Education Savings Plan after they've finished college, or gone in a different professional direction?
  6. Why Jerome Powell's business-as-usual Jackson Hole speech was the best possible outcome
    Fed Chair Jerome Powell's annual Jackson Hole speech was uneventful, but that's not a bad thing. Powell reiterated the Fed could start tapering its asset purchases this year and rates aren't changing soon. Stocks hit record highs during the speech as investors shrugged off fears of an early pullback in Fed support. See
  7. Will home prices drop if there's a recession?
    Home prices are expected to increase moderately throughout 2025. While a recession could lead to a small decline in prices, a full-blown housing market crash is less likely.
  8. 3 Asset Allocation Rules You Should Know by Heart
    The assets you accumulate in your lifetime can be used to benefit you in the near term as well as retirement, and knowing how to manage those assets will increase the likelihood of them serving you well. With that in mind, here are a few rules to stick to if your goal is to grow wealth successfully. 1. Don't invest mon
  9. 3 reasons the labor shortage could be a 'structural change' in the economy, according to S&P
    The record number of people leaving the workforce signals structural changes in the economy, Standard & Poor's reported last month.  The
  10. 3 Ways to Build Wealth Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
    The coronavirus has taken a significant toll on the U. S. economy as well as many Americans' personal finances. With more than 10 million U. S adults filing for unemployment over just the past two weeks, many people are struggling just to pay the bills each month. If you're one of the fortunate ones who still has a sou