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Bank of the West. Prep Work to Buy a Home this Spring. Tips to get your financial house in order right now. At a time when you're still making lists and setting the stage for the holidays, your thoughts are likely far away from spring.
Your credit score measures how likely you are to repay your debts on time. This three-digit number (which may differ by credit bureau) is not only used to determine whether you'll qualify for a loan and the interest rate, but may also influence whether you'll be approved for a bank account, an apartment, a job, and more.
What about the ordeal of trying to negotiate traffic and rush to a bank during a 30-minute lunch break? If these situations sound like a hassle, consider these two perks of banking online: Online Statements.
5 tricks you can use to improve your credit score MarketWatch, Meghan Rabbitt. You don't have to be a credit expert to know that tactics like keeping your debt low and paying bills on time are proven ways to improve your FICO score.
Financial records, life insurance policies, real estate interests, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, retirement accounts, collectibles . . . the list is extensive and can be exhausting. In the digital age, this first step needs to include more than paper.
Beware of hidden taxes in retirement. Chicago Sun-Times, Liz Weston. Your taxes in retirement may be a lot more complicated than taxes while you're working. Social Security checks may or may not be taxed, depending on your income.
Inheriting your parents' house: Should you sell it, rent it out, or move in? MarketWatch, Craig Venezia. Boomers stand to inherit upward of $27 trillion over the next four decades, according to The Center of Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College, and a portion of that includes the house their parents lived in.
Buying a house this busy spring season? MarketWatch, Aarthi Swaminathan, March 31, 2023. Spring is typically the busiest season for the real-estate market.
You have some new ways to go green — and get a little green — by clearing your home of old electronics. Electronics retailers and manufacturers increasingly encourage customers to be more responsible with their discarded devices, initiating trade-in programs and opening drop-off locations.