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Credit card information: The basics you need to know

From security codes to minimum payments, here is the credit card information you need to know.

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If you invested $1,000 in Nvidia 10 years ago, here’s how much money you’d have now

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 8:13 AM MDT
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By Brian Baker and CFA
Wish you’d bought Nvidia stock 10 years ago? Here’s how much money you’d have if you did.

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Pros and cons of an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 3:52 PM MDT
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By Jean Folger
Adjustable mortgages have lower interest rates — at first. But be ready when it resets.

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Best municipal bond funds

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM MDT
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By Brian Baker and CFA
Consider adding these municipal bond funds to your portfolio.

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Target bans checks — does anyone still use them?

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 12:49 PM MDT
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By Ted Rossman
Target no longer accepts checks. Few people were paying that way anyway.

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42 percent of aspiring homeowners already can’t afford a down payment. Are real estate investors making things worse?

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 1:06 PM MDT
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By TJ Porter
Institutional investors can eat up housing inventory, making homebuying harder.

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Avoid balances on credit cards

Why carrying a balance on credit cards can hurt your score

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 12:39 PM MDT
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By Rachel DePompa
Only 40% of Americans know carrying a credit card balance hurt their credit score. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa talks to NerdWallet about ways to dig yourself out of debt.
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