Do you want to be an investor master?

During market rebounds, small-cap stocks tend to soar faster and farther than the broader market — turning hardworking folks like you and me into millionaires over time. Want some proof? Read More »

How to Rent an Apartment or House

The rental markets in many cities are cyclical: a few boom years with renters scrambling for any available studio followed by a glut in availability. In either scenario, the most desirable rental units are snapped up the quickest. Do your homework, then hit the pavement. Read More »

What Does A Home Mortgage Broker Do?

When you need to purchase a new home most people do not have the capital to be able to fully buy one. They will need to take out a mortgage or loan to make up the difference on the amount they have and the purchase price of the new home.

There are 2 main ways of getting a mortgage, through a bank or through a mortgage company. To help with getting a mortgage you will use a loan officer or a mortgage broker. Read More »

How credit score gets calculated

To get the best deal on a loan, you need some new strategies to bump up your score – and keep it there. Read More »

5 Recession travel tips

While Budget Travel has a wealth of tips that are timely right now, here are five that feel particularly newsy. Read More »

10 things they won’t tell you about retirement

If you’re like many middle-aged Canadians,you used to think that you would retire at 55. Now you’re hoping for 65. Once you used to smile fondly at the retirement ads that showed laughing grey-haired couples golfing in tropical paradises. Now you have an overwhelming desire to jump out of the sand trap and smack those smug retirees with a nine iron. Read More »

The First Thing You Should Do in 2009

Now that 2008 is behind us, you should focus on how to improve your investing results for 2009 and beyond. In order to get off on the right foot, you’ve got to make sure you have as much in the game as possible. Read More »

Woman Buys House For $1.75 On EBay

Joanne Smith from Chicago now owns an abandoned home in Saginaw, Michigan, and she only paid $1.75 for it on eBay. Read More »