Additional mortgage payment monthly or biannually? (Bankrate.com) Dear Dr. Don, When making extra principal-only mortgage payments on a conventional fixed rate 30-year mortgage -- is it better to make an additional principal payment every month, or can we make one lump-sum payment each year?...more...Additional mortgage payment monthly or biannually? (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) Additional principal payments can be biannually or monthly, says Dr. Don....more... The Home Buying Process: Step by Step (Richfield Reaper) (ARA) - Buying a home can be a very intimidating process, especially if you've never done it before. So the first thing you should do before you start is to figure out whether owning a home is right for you....more... The mouse that scored (Moneymanager) Google the word "money" and the search engine will return 645 million results. That beats food (602 million), religion (245 million) and the environment (510 million), by way of comparison....more... Understanding Gold (GoldSeek.com) ?The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.? The recent surge in the price of gold has renewed the interest in it as an investment, while creating a deluge of commentary within the gold bug community....more... Do I really need to save that much for a pension? (Financial Times) Do I really need to save that much for a pension? There is much talk ? particularly from pension salesmen ? about the extraordinary amounts we should save for an adequate retirement income. But is this just the pensions industry ?talking its own book??...more... Dollar briefly hits parity, highest level since '76 (CTV.ca) Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said a weak U.S. dollar was the "real story" behind the loonie briefly reaching parity with U.S. currency for the first time in 31 years....more... Home loan lending to tighten (News Interactive) WIZARD Home Loans founder Mark Bouris predicted yesterday that home lenders in Australia would tighten up their policies in the wake of the US home loan crisis....more... Walk to cure Alzheimer's (The Prairie Advocate) You can help raise funds to cure a debilitating illness by joining the Carroll County Alzheimer's Memory Walk. The event will be held on October 6, 2007 at Old Mill Park in Savanna, Illinois. Registration begins at 8:30 am with the walk beginning at 9 am....more... |