Is it a bad time to buy a home? Buyers say yes, data shows.

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The so-called “great wealth transfer” is typically framed as trillions of dollars passing from baby boomers — born between 1946 and 1964 — to their Gen X and millennial heirs over the next two decades. But another massive transfer of wealth is receiving far less attention: the trillions of dollars passing from husbands to surviving…

Retail investors had a pretty strong two-month stretch when they were outperforming the broader market by as much as 10 percentage points.

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Self-employed individuals with no employees can open a solo 401k and contribute as both employee and employer: the full annual 401k limit on the employee side plus a percentage of business profits on the employer side. The combined ceiling far exceeds what an IRA allows and can significantly reduce your taxable self-employment income. Source

Freddie Mac’s average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage increased to 6.55%, its highest level since the end of May. Despite rising rates, increased housing supply and stable home prices mean homebuying conditions are slowly improving. Average mortgage rates today Freddie Mac’s average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan inched up to 6.55% for the…