by The FundPicker | Mortgages, Personal Finance
When I came home from work tonight I thought about the post I intended to write, about the new details regarding the homebuyers tax credit after the Senate and House of Representatives agreed to a common stimulus package.Unfortunately, the text of this compromise is...
by The FundPicker | Mortgages
I’ve posted two articles so far on the proposed $15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit: The first outlines my initial discoveries… My second outlines my deep digging… A lot of posts around the web have talked about how the credit will get home purchases moving...
by The FundPicker | Mortgages
As a potential new, first-time homebuyer I have taken great interest in the proposals included in the proposed stimulus package – in particular as it relates to incentives to purchase homes. After spending a great deal of time reviewing the proposed $15,000...
by The FundPicker | Mortgages, Personal Finance
About a week ago we brought you a post describing a proposal by Senators Cardin (D-Maryland) and Ensign (R-Nevada) that would give first-time homebuyers a $20,000 tax credit, replacing the current $7,500 credit. Unfortunately, it appears this proposal has failed to...
by The FundPicker | Investing
The stock markets get the news, period. A glance at the evening news on NBC, CBS, ABC, etc. will give you a reasonable idea of how the stock markets performed during the day. Consistently downplayed, if not entirely ignored, are the results of the bond market in a...
by The FundPicker | General
Let’s face it, we do our best to bring you ideas to make your financial life easier. But we can’t do it all. Periodically, we will post a column called StupidClicks, with links to the best financial commentary available on the web. Use the comments section...
