Women & Investing Survey Finds: Widows = Model Investors

Single, Married and Divorcees Can Benefit From Their Financial Approach
 
Retirement On the Mind Yet Half of Women Respondents Do Not Participate in a Retirement Plan
 
 
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ — A newly released national survey finds that whether women are single, married and co-habitants, divorced or widowed can have key differences in their [...]

Is buying home today a good investment?

Answer depends on whether goals are short- or long-term
Monday, November 05, 2007 Inman News

Up until the recent slowdown, homeowners in many parts of the country saw the value of their homes rise rapidly. Home prices, in many areas, seemed to move in just one direction: up.
A combination of record-low interest rates and rapid price appreciation [...]

The New ‘Wealth Management Exchange’ Website Helps High Net Worth Investors Gain Control Of Their Portfolios and Estates

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ — High net worth investors now have the opportunity to exchange investment strategies and ideas as well as tap into the knowledge and experience of some of the world’s foremost financial advisors, writers and market experts.
Wealth Management Exchange (http://www.wealthmanagementexchange.com/) is a new online community for affluent investors.
“Our estates and investments [...]

What Women Need to Understand About Retirement

The Heinz Family Philanthropies, who along with the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER), is working to improve the financial futures of millions of women.  
An innovative online book entitled, What Women Need to Understand About Retirement is available for free at www.womensretirement.org and provides the reader with a blueprint to both get started [...]

What’s going on? News from the News Desk

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Mortgage rates get a lift – CNN Money – 54 minutes ago – NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Mortgage rates climbed this week following the release of employment figures, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The government-sponsored loan buyer said the rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan averaged 6.4 percent for the week ende…

Mortgage industry coalition [...]