The Curve Ball
Dimensional Fund Advisors Vice President Jim Parker wrote the below article discussing why gambling on interest rates doesn't work in...
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Jul 23, 2021
Series I Savings Bond Rates - November 2011
Update on Savings Bond Rates: Series I 3.06% (Fixed Rate of 0.00%) Series EE 0.60%
Jul 23, 2021
Chasing Yield will Get You Burned
“More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun.” ~ (I believe first attributed to) Raymond F. DeVoe, Jr. I...
Jul 23, 2021
Where can I earn a higher yield?
“More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun.” ~ (I believe first attributed to) Raymond F. DeVoe, Jr. I...
Jul 23, 2021
I Bond Rates May 2011
Fixed Rate 0.00% Inflation Rate 2.30%
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Current Savings Bond Rates
I 0.74% E 0.60%
Jul 23, 2021
Two Strategies to Deal with the Unknown of when Rates will Rise
Despite collective wisdom that historically low rates will eventually rise, there no way of telling when. Because of low returns, we see...
Jul 23, 2021
Differences between Brokerage and Bank CDs
Originally published February 11, 2010 at FiLife.com Robert Schmansky, CFP(r) In a prior article I wrote about ways to supercharge your...
Jul 23, 2021
Avoid Retirement Clumsiness with a Ladder
Originally published 1/20/10 at FiLife.com My childhood neighborhood had everything a kid could want: A school with plenty of field space...
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