Financial

Shares of some top insurance companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: ACE L fell $.51 or .6 percent, to $91.14. Aflac Inc. rose $.45 or .8 percent, to $55.34. American International Group fell $.26 or .6 percent, ...

Assets tied to U.S. real estate outperforming those tied to China real estate.

Psychologists have been busy testing the premise that money can't buy happiness . Nobel prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman has garnered lots of attention with research that says this largely is true. ...

Financial Security Index Charts Americans' Spending Guarded But Optimistic The slowness of the recovery is keeping Americans' optimism in check, according to mixed indicators from Bankrate's May 2013 Financial ...

Dear Dr. Don, A recent column said that a $250,000 annuity would generate a monthly payment of $2,268, which would be a return of 1.7 percent. However, I calculate that $2,268 monthly would be $27,216 ...

Financial Security Index Charts Financial Security Index Riding Positive Waves Americans are feeling positive about their financial security -- and that's a good thing for the slowly recovering economy. ...

Dear Insurance Adviser, I'm in my late 20s. Because of my ignorance on the matter and despite the fact that I'm a single adult with no dependents, I selected term life insurance as one of the benefits ...

Dear Debt Adviser, I'd like to pay off about $5,000 in credit card debt over the next one to two years. This is an old debt, and I will not be incurring other charges in that time. I have recently received ...

A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. Lin Haiyan ...

Australian stocks closed stronger, pushing above one per cent during the day but easing to around half a per cent higher by the finish. Investors initially took their cues from a positive finish on Wall ...

Australian bond futures are lower in the wake of improved US confidence data late last week, but spent the local session trading in a narrow range. UBS interest rate strategist Matthew Johnson said local ...

A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. Lin Haiyan ...

The latest draconian measures to shore up the Portuguese economy will make matters worse and the government should break the agreement with the IMF and European Union or obtain better terms, an opinion ...

Shares of some top insurance companies were mixed at the close of trading: ACE L fell $.46 or .5 percent, to $91.65. Aflac Inc. rose $.92 or 1.7 percent, to $55.24. American International Group rose $.32 ...

Cyprus on Friday got rid of limits on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of another eight foreign banks doing business in the debt-laden country. The Finance Ministry said in a new ...

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress on Friday that the administration will begin taking steps next week to avoid a default on the nation's debt until Congress votes to raise the government's borrowing ...

But the owner doesn't know anything about it.

The down payment is often the toughest hurdle to clear when buying a home. Whether you're opting for a Federal Housing Administration mortgage loan with just 3.5 percent down, or shooting for a conventional ...

Dear Driving for Dollars, Will my credit score go up if I pay off the remaining balance on my car loan? -- Stacey Dear Stacey, Paying off an installment loan -- a loan that is for a fixed amount for a ...

Dear Dr. Don, I got a reverse mortgage on my home, but my wife was not on the loan. I was hoping to add her name through refinancing the reverse mortgage. But, I've called some places and have been told ...

The European Central Bank is exploring ways to directly help small and medium-sized companies as a way to boost the recession-hit eurozone economy directly, said Benoit Coeure, a member of the bank's executive ...

Average U.S. mortgage rates rose this week but remained near historic lows. . Here's a look at rates for fixed and adjustable mortgages this week and over the past year:

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $1.04 billion to $2.582 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute. Assets of the nation's retail money market ...

Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but stayed near their historic lows. Cheaper mortgages have helped the economy by spurring more home-buying and refinancing. Mortgage buyer Freddie ...

Severe weather led to $216 million in catastrophe losses in April for Allstate Corp., the insurer said Thursday. Two severe weather events accounted for more than 75 percent of the estimated loss for the ...

Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike. ...

Will zombies own the road ahead for financial markets or can the global economy sustain itself without central bank transfusions? That's the question posed by Pimco's cerebral chief executive officer Mohamed ...

If you establish these money-saving habits and patiently allow your wealth to build, you will be taking some huge steps forward in making your financial future more secure.

Germany's finance minister said there are limits to what the world's central banks can do to solve economic problems and warned Thursday that there is too much money flooding global financial markets. ...

Germany's finance minister says there are limits to what the world's central banks can do to solve economic problems and warned of too much money flooding financial markets. U.S. and Japanese authorities ...

Interest Rate Roundup Mortgages CDs Auto Loans Home Equity Credit Cards Find the best mortgage rates in your area. Mortgages 3.71% (30-year fixed) 0.34 (average points) Mortgage rates climbed for the second ...

Interest Rate Roundup Mortgages CDs Auto Loans Home Equity Credit Cards Compare CD rates nationally and in your area. CDs 0.25% (1-year CD yields) 0.78% (5-year CD yields) Rates on certificates of deposit ...

Interest Rate Roundup Mortgages CDs Auto Loans Home Equity Credit Cards Find the best credit card offers available. Credit Cards 13.02% (all fixed) 15.24% (all variable) Credit card rates were unchanged ...