December 26, 2020

Mortgage rates likely to remain low in January, first half of 2021

The year begins with mortgage rates near historically low levels, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging under 3%. Rates will remain low in January. Today’s […]
December 26, 2020

Get ahead of holiday debt with a payoff plan

Were you among the three-quarters of holiday shoppers who were expected to use credit cards to purchase gifts this year? Make sure you know how […]
December 26, 2020

A worrisome drop in college aid applications

Fewer high school students are completing an important step in the college financial aid process, raising concerns about another “lost class” of college freshmen in […]
December 26, 2020

Thinking about buying an RV? Here are some mistakes to avoid

Recreational vehicle sales are soaring, and the RV industry expects 2021 to be a record-breaking year. As any RV owner will tell you, though, buying […]
December 26, 2020

New year, new opportunity to communicate clearly

It’s a new dawn, It’s a new day, It’s a new life, It’s a New Year, And I’m feeling … CLEAR! Let me be perfectly […]
December 26, 2020

Success Computer founder found meaning in sharing success

Erik Thorsell, founder and owner of Success Computer Consulting in Golden Valley, emerged from a difficult period of struggle with addiction 16 years ago and […]
December 26, 2020

With Sezzle now worth more than $1 billion, CEO describes a year on a rocket ship

During the Black Friday to Cyber Monday weekend two years ago, about 8,000 people for the first time used Sezzle Inc.’s payment system when they […]
December 26, 2020

Liquor stores neared sales records for 2020 as bars, restaurants closed

It started in March when workers witnessed near panic in liquor stores as customers stocked up on liquor, beer and wine with almost as much […]
December 26, 2020

I couldn't finish my annual financial review, so I started thinking bigger

Earlier this year I took my annual financial planning and year-in-review tasks off the to-do list. The only real goal left after about the Fourth […]
December 26, 2020

Hungary gives 1st vaccine shots a day before EU's rollout

WARSAW, Poland — Hungarian doctors and health care workers began getting vaccinated Saturday with one of the continent’s first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against […]