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Fly to Hawaii for Free With These 3 Credit Cards
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3 Reasons Not to Get Low-Deductible Car Insurance
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Limited Time: Open This Savings Account to Get an APY Boost and up to a $300 Bonus
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Get 2% Back on Everything and a $200 Bonus With the Wells Fargo Active Cash Card
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Best High-Yield Savings Account Rates Today, June 16, 2025: Up to 5.00%
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Best CD Rates Today, June 16, 2025: Up to 4.60% APY
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81% of Americans Have Credit Cards, but They Aren't Distributed Equally
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Banks Made $5.8B on Overdraft Fees -- Here's Who's Paying
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Nearly 1 in 6 of Americans Aren't Paying Their Bills on Time
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America's Wasteful Spending Habits: From DoorDash to Dead Subscriptions
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Financial Literacy Statistics: The Average American Scores Just 48%
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Tariffs Are Already Raising Home Prices -- Here's How Much and Why
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Howard Marks, The State of the Market
Jun. 15, 2025
Howard Marks the founder of Oak Tree Capital Management. He joins Motley Fool CEO, Tom Gardner, plus Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and Senior Analyst …
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Airbnb Goes Beyond Stays
Jun. 14, 2025
Travel can slow down temporary but the demand to get away from your home is everlasting. Airbnb CFO, Ellie Mertz, joined Motley Fool CEO and …
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The World Grows More Uncertain
Jun. 13, 2025
And yet, the market remains close to all time highs. (00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger join Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - Macro uncertainty and …
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Is CAVA a Palate Pleaser?
Jun. 12, 2025
Two Fools duel over CAVA’s prospects. Is there enough tasty growth to support a spicy valuation? Tim Beyers and Rick Munarriz discuss: - Oracle’s AI-fueled …
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Exploring CoreWeave: An NVIDIA-Backed AI Play
Jun. 11, 2025
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Apple, SPACs and Stocks We Bought
Jun. 10, 2025
Apple's WWDC 2025 hits and misses; it's not about being first, it's about being best. Jason Moser and Matt Frankel discuss: - The latest news …
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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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