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Stick with low risk
Chris Farrell Nov 21, 2011
Our primary aim is to have a deposit for a house in 3 years. We have saved a reasonable sum of money but did not want it to linger in a current or savings account for 0.75%. We are deciding either investing at low risk or paying off mortgage. We have to sell our current house to buy a new house. My mortgage rate is 4.99%, so after tax rebate it is about 3.99%. Most investing opportunities are giving us about 2% at low risk and 3-5% at medium risk. After tax one would have to take another 1.25% off the return. We would like some advice. Thanks, Tom and Anne, Boston, MA
Pay off mortgage -- or wait?
Chris Farrell Nov 14, 2011
A question about when to pay off your mortgage.
America losing its homeowners
Kai Ryssdal Nov 11, 2011
This final note today. We added jobs in September, but we're losing something else in this economy: Homeowners.
The Census Bureau said earlier ...
Can't pay your mortgage? Get your house painted as a billboard
Bob Moon Sep 21, 2011
If you're looking for a sure way to alienate your neighbors, a fledgling advertising firm based in Southern California just launched this...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends efforts in Libya, home prices continue to decline
Katharine Crnko Mar 29, 2011
Here are the latest headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web....
MID-DAY UPDATE: Egypt stock markets reopen, more water warnings in Tokyo
Katharine Crnko Mar 23, 2011
Tokyo health officials said today radiation levels are higher in the water supply there. Those officials are recommending people not give tap wat...
MID-DAY UPDATE: AT&T hopes to acquire T-Mobile, Japanese concerns mount over food radiation exposure
Katharine Crnko Mar 21, 2011
Here are today's headlines from The Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Power rations in Japan, TARP couldn't end 'Too big to fail'
Katharine Crnko Mar 16, 2011
Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Mortgage applications hit a three-month high, Ivory Coast 'nationalizes' cocoa
Katharine Crnko Mar 9, 2011
More people are applying for mortgages than at anytime in the past three months. That's according to the Mortgage Bankers Association....
