Now that the economy is no longer awash in free money, financial companies, banks and brokerages are in customer acquisition mode. New customers tend to stay customers, especially when scary stories on TV or scary circumstances trigger the impulse to stay put. $50 Fee for … Read More
Update: As of July 2022 the new interest rate on Marcus Savings accounts is 1.20%. Something as simple as a savings account can be a quick place to improve your personal finances. Will an online high interest savings account help you, and who are the … Read More
I have been in the personal finance game long enough to have seen some trends. One of those trends is the increase in free money offers, zero interest offers, and cash back offers, like the $400 Wells Fargo Free Checking offer that showed up in … Read More
Waiting for your bank or credit union to raise the interest rate they pay you on your savings or money market accounts? Don’t hold your breath. Better Savings Interest Rates While the Fed kept interest rates at zero, most banks followed suit with their basic … Read More
WalletHub reviews are mostly positive, but let’s take a deeper look into exactly who WalletHub is, and what they do. What Is WalletHub? WalletHub is an online financial service that offers personal finance tools for users. The main offering is a daily free credit score, and … Read More
What Is SoFi? In this SoFi review we will take a look at what SoFi offers and the pros and cons of SoFi. We’ll see is SoFi legit, or is this all a SoFi scam? SoFi, like most other niche financial services companies, is expanding. … Read More
What Is Afterpay? Is Afterpay a good deal? How does After pay work, and what do Afterpay reviews say about the buy now, pay later, company? What Is Afterpay? Even before the Square buyout of Afterpay was announced, there was increasing buzz around the so-called … Read More
You may have seen the commercials for Zelle, the new payment app. They aren’t very specific about what Zelle does, or how it does it. Questions that may pop into your mind are things like, how does Zelle work? Is Zelle legit, or a scam? … Read More
OK, I get asked all the time about where to get the best rates for a savings account. First off, check your current bank’s offerings for a money market account, which often pays higher interest than a savings account. Money market accounts pay better rates … Read More
Savings is really easy. You just spend less than you have, and voila! Savings! If you don’t want to save, then round up savings plans might be for you. Of course, talking about it, and doing it, are two different things. Recently, there have been … Read More
