Gift cards continue to be the most popular holiday gift, despite the fact that many recipients turn around and trade them in for cash. The majority, or 57.7%, of shoppers say they’d like to receive a gift card this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. And most probably will. Eighty-percent of people will [...]
Rate information contained on this page may have changed. Please find latest CD Rates. Besides the sun, beach, and oranges, Florida has 286 banks and 177 credit unions headquartered in the state. With that big of a financial presence, one would expect to find some pretty decent CD rates. The average national 5 year CD [...]
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WASHINGTON – Medicare Part B premiums in 2012 will be more than 6 percent less than was projected earlier this year by the Medicare Trustees. Premiums for 2012 will be $99.90 per month instead of the $106.60 projected by the trustees and the deductible for 2012 will also decrease by $22 to $140. In addition, [...]
Hey, wealthy foreigners! Want to live in the U.S.? Buy a home here. International purchases of American homes are ramping up, and a new Senate bill designed to boost the ailing real-estate market would encourage globe-trotting investors to buy even more. The bill, co-sponsored by Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lee (R.-Utah) would grant a [...]