Once a year, I always take a snapshot of our personal finances by noting our accomplishments and revising our goals and aspirations for the upcoming year. For instance, if we decide to take a ski trip to Colorado this year, we need to balance that aspiration with saving for retirement and other priorities. I believe…
Mortgage Market News for the week ending January 3, 2014 The economic data released this week reflected continued improvement in the economy, but there was little market reaction. While some volatility was seen during the final days of 2013, mortgage rates ended the week with little net change. Heading into the new year, recent economic…
The Markets Like the mother of a bride reviewing flower arrangements and fretting that a brilliantly sunny day could be marred by dark clouds hidden just beyond the horizon, pundits have been parsing the exceptional year-to-date performance of U.S. stock markets and fussing over the future. It’s true. U.S. stock markets look like they may…