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Financial Health
What is the Ideal Debt-to-Income Ratio to Buy a Home?

In the world of lending, "DTI" is one of the crucial tools used to measure your financial health. It's important to understand the different methods of measuring DTI and how it might affect you.

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How to Help Your Kids' Finances (Without Draining Yours)

It's important to look at long-term benefits instead of short-term solutions, and seek out a financial plan to help your children not just survive, but thrive. Here are some key tips to get started.

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A Berkeley Behavioral Economist’s Advice for Homebuyers

Terrence Odean, professor of finance at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, shares his suggestions for avoiding common mistakes when buying a home.

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How to Mind the Parental Spend Gap

Being a woman is expensive. Between the pay gap and the costs of motherhood... but what about the parental spending gap?

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How to Get PMI Removed from Your Mortgage

PMI is typically required for sub-20% down mortgages, but once you're in, is there a way out? Read on for some strategic moves to reduce or remove monthly PMI payments.

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What Do I Do When Interest Rates Drop?

Whenever interest rates fluctuate, it’s news. Inevitably, a financial analyst will be given a guest spot on the news to talk about how interest rates impact the country at large. The bigger question is how do changing interest rates affect you?