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Save on Your Next Big Purchase: Get 0% APR for 21 Months With This Card
The Wells Fargo Reflect offers one of the longest intro APR periods you can find. Learn why it's our favorite way to finance big purchases …
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Rate Cuts Don't Scare Me. Why My HYSA Still Beats a CD
CDs lock in your rate, but a flexible HYSA still wins for me. Here's how I'm earning over 4% and staying nimble as the Fed …
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How Much Will a $10,000 Credit Card Balance Transfer Cost?
Most balance transfers cost 3%-5%, so that's between $300 and $500 on a $10,000 transfer. Here's why that fee is small compared to potential interest …
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Best CD Rates Today, Nov. 1, 2025: Don't Let APYs up to 4.34% Slip Away
CDs are offering up to 4.34% APY today. With the latest Fed rate cut now official, it's smart to lock in a strong return before …
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Best Credit Card Sign-Up Bonuses This Week, Nov. 1, 2025: Unlock Massive Perks Before They're Gone
Big perks are on the table with this week's top credit card sign-up bonuses -- cash back, travel rewards, and more. Act fast before these …
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The Best High-Yield Savings Account Rates Today: Nov. 1, 2025 -- Up to 5.00% APY
Earn up to 5.00% APY with today's top high-yield savings accounts -- check the best rates and find the ideal spot to grow your money.
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How Many Americans Own Certificates of Deposits?
Only 6.5% of Americans own CDs, with a median value of $26,000. Explore CD ownership statistics by age, income, and race, plus today's best CD …
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Credit Card Rewards Statistics: Who Earns the Most Points?
Americans earned $41 billion in credit card rewards in 2022, but left $6 billion unredeemed. See who earns the most, who forfeits the most, and …
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Credit Card Late Fee Statistics: Who Pays Most Often?
Credit card late fees cost Americans $14.5 billion in 2022. Younger, low-income, and subprime borrowers are hit hardest. See who pays and how to avoid …
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How Many Americans Have a Credit Card With An Annual Fee?
19% of Americans use a credit card with an annual fee, rising to 24% for millennials and 30% for high earners, Federal Reserve data shows.
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The Median Monthly Mortgage Payment in 2025 by State, City, and More
The median monthly mortgage payment is $2,100 -- read on for mortgage payment statistics by city, state, income, and more.
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81% of Americans Have Credit Cards, but They Aren't Distributed Equally
Dive into credit card ownership statistics, including rejection rates, broken down by age, income, and race and ethnicity.
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Morgan Housel on the Forces That Drive Our Spending
Nov. 01, 2025
What makes the U.S. consumer and investor unique? Are we biologically programmed to be dissatisfied? Should you want your kids to be poor? Morgan Housel …
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Big Tech Breaks the Bank for AI
Oct. 31, 2025
Big tech earnings were the talk of the market this week and we covered a blowout from Alphabet, questions about Meta, and why Amazon has …
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Alphabet Soars While Meta Sinks
Oct. 30, 2025
2025 has been the year of AI capex (so far). Companies have been announcing huge spending increases and signing deals to secure critical supplies like …
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Microsoft Gets $135 Billion OpenAI Stake
Oct. 29, 2025
Microsoft has agreed to a deal that will allow OpenAI to become a for-profit company, likely paving the way for an IPO. The tech giant’s …
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Ripple Effects of the Government Shutdown
Oct. 28, 2025
Host Emily Flippen is joined by Motley Fool analysts Jason Hall and Keith Speights to unpack how a prolonged U.S. government shutdown ripples through markets …
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AI’s Power Problem
Oct. 27, 2025
AIs are hungry and growing more insatiable by the day. Will we be able to sustainably generate the power needed to feed the AI beast? …
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With that in mind, it might not be surprising that over half of our respondents had maxed out a credit card. The only group that saw a number under 50% was those with a self-reported net worth of $5 to $10 million.Jack Caporal, Research Expert
59% of Americans have a cash back credit card and 49% have a travel rewards card.
Millionaires are less concerned with credit card interest rates than the average American. Twenty-six percent of millionaires cited interest rates as the most important factor when picking a credit card compared to 40% of Americans.
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