I have measured out my life with coffee spoons;I know the voices dying with a dying fallBeneath the music from a farther room.So how should I presume? “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot Dear Moneyist, My wife and I purchased a home a year ago. I …
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Can You Use a Personal Loan for a Down Payment on a House? The short answer to the question is no. Conventional and government-backed home loans do not allow for the down payment to come from a loan of any kind. Lenders want the down payment funds to come directly …
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Don’t miss these top money and investing features: These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week, offer advice and suggestions to help you manage your portfolio during what historically has been the U.S. stock market’s most bumpy and unpredictable month. INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS You …
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All this remote working stuff might have you thinking what many others are thinking, “Why am I paying high rent to live within an easy commute to the office when I can live anywhere?” And if you can live anywhere, you can probably also afford a monthly mortgage payment. It …
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If you’re interested in buying a house with no money down, you may be in luck. There are some mortgage programs that do not require a down payment. In this article, we’ll cover the different types of home loans that are available with little to no money down. Rate Search: …
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Oil futures inched lower on Monday, undercut by continued demand worries, as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries further reduces its outlook for demand growth, as well as the potential for more oil from Libya. A storm in the Gulf of Mexico, however, threatens to disrupt energy output in …
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“ ‘[D]on’t try and look at the rosy side of things.’ ” — Dr. Anthony Fauci The world is officially six months into the coronavirus pandemic, and Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning that there are still rough times ahead. Ready for the winter of our discontent? “We need to hunker …
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Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Fauci tells Americans to ‘hunker down’ this fall and winter: ‘It’s not going to be easy’ Coronavirus cases remain ‘unacceptably high’ as schools and restaurants reopen, and flu season approaches My fiancé wants me to give up my cushy six-figure …
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The reactions keep coming after excerpts from famed journalist Bob Woodward’s new book said that President Donald Trump knew early on that the coronavirus was “deadly stuff” but wanted to “play it down.” Woodward himself has drawn considerable criticism for not reporting Trump’s comments sooner — and the president has …
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