When Will Interest Rates Rise?
WHEN WILL INTEREST RATES RISE?What factors might influence the Fed in the near future?How long can the federal funds rate stay so low? The Federal Reserve has publicly stated that it will keep the federal funds rate between 0% and 0.25% for an “extended period”. Many economists don’t see the Fed raising rates until well into 2010. Yet rate

Your Annual Financial To-Do List
 YOUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL TO-DO LISTThings you can do before and for the New Year.The end of the year is a good time to review your personal finances. What are your financial, business or life priorities for 2010? Try to specify the goals you want to accomplish. Think about the consistent investing, saving or budgeting methods you could use to realize them. Also

Are you Prepared to Pay for Long Term Care?
ARE YOU PREPARED TO PAY FOR LONG TERM CARE?In the coming years, many Americans will face the challenge.70% of people currently over age 65 will require some long term care someday. That is the estimate of the U.S. Administration on Aging, a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.(so

House Narrowly Passes Healthcare Reform Bill
HOUSE NARROWLY PASSES HEALTHCARE REFORM BILL Will the Senate follow? A narrow victory in the House of Representatives. The Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) passed 220-215 in the House of Representatives on the night of November 7, with 39 Democrats voting no and a lone Republican (Rep. Anh Cao of Louisiana) voting yes.(

Extended Homebuyer Credits and Jobless Benefits
EXTENDED HOMEBUYER CREDITS & JOBLESS BENEFITSNew federal actions aid the real estate sector and the unemployed.After unanimous passage in the Senate and a 403-12 passage in the House of Representatives, President Obama signed H.R. 3548 into law on November 6. The bill extends and expands a key tax credit for homebuyers while also offering more help for those out of work.(source)(