The Debt Deal Keeps the Stimulus Rolling

The government’s back up and running, and a newly struck deal on the debt crisis has headed off a default. Now, though, comes the fallout from the 16-day shutdown, as the dollar hovers near its lowest point in eight months and the Federal Reserve ponders what to do...

Tougher Standards Limit Reverse Mortgages

Long marketed to retirees and those heading toward retirement age, reverse mortgages just got harder to negotiate, thanks to new regulations that make those equity-based loans more expensive and harder to get. And the goal, according to the Federal Housing...

What (And Why) to Teach Kids About Money

Time was, teaching children how to manage money was as simple as handing them an allowance and helping them to open a savings account when they were old enough. But while that old strategy may have taught kids the value of saving, it didn’t show them much about the...

Investing Lessons from the Alpine Swift

When the Alpine Swift flies south for the winter, it spends six months in the air – nonstop. According to a recent Newser report, Swiss scientists tracking the small black and white bird found that it eats and sleeps on the wing, never touching land till it reaches...

Can the Debt Limit Standoff Hurt Housing?

As the government shutdown drags on amid accusations and counteraccusations from both sides, a new phrase is entering public awareness: raising (or not) the federal debt limit, or debt ceiling. And the fate of this metaphorical ceiling has housing industry...