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Over the last couple of weeks, US Treasury rates have fallen dramatically, blowing apart my investment thesis about the wisdom of shorting Treasuries.

For the first time in five years, existing home sales rose four months in a row, according to the National Association of Realtors. This is a positive sign for the real estate market and is a positive indicator that buyers are purchasing the excess inventory resulting from foreclosures and short sales. This increase in sales may eventually help ease sliding property values as well.(Source www.realtor.org)

I haven't seen this before. I suppose that it is a sign of the times.

President Obama today declared he was going to re-appoint Ben Bernanke chairman of the Fed. It's a good move, notwithstanding the usual critics who not only want Bernanke gone, but the whole Fed abolished.

I bought a car this weekend using the cash for clunkers program. I got $4,500 off a new car. That's not bad. It will take an awful lot of cash in a 2.5% APY savings account to equal that amount. There was a lot of aggravation though.

DollarSavingsDirect is offering a 16-month CD paying 2.25% APY. To open the CD and get the rate, you must first open a DollarSavingsDirect Savings or Checking account.

Will the safest bonds in the world be defaulted on? Take a look.

Pick-a-payments, Liar Loans, Debt consolidations, are they really that good a deal. Maybe you should take a closer look. Happy Reading

Provides potential borrowers with a brief primer on Truth In Lending Requirements and explains new regulations enacted to ensure that consumers are informed about loan related fees and costs.

this article will go over some little known facts about your credit and ways some lenders or prospective employers view your report. Happy Investing

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee met today and described an economy that had bottomed but that will be slow to recover.

Amex, Chase, Bank of America, and other banks are canceling credit cards, often without notifying the holder in advance. This can result in severe inconvenience to a card holder to who may try to use the card, only to find it no longer works.

Municipal Bonds have always been portrayed as an investment vehicle for older investors - turns out that's true.

Golf Savings Bank is offering a 4-year CD paying 3.5% APY. That's currently the best rate on the BestCashCow 48-month CD rate table.