My Taiwanese immigrant friend started working in Walmart for minimum wage and retired with $2 million. What was her secret?

Can you work a minimum wage job and retire with $2 million? A gentleman reader asks this question: "We read news about some people making six-figure incomes while living paycheck to paycheck. My ...

'This feels like an opportunity': I'm 55, earn $78,000 and have no kids. My mother gave me $10,000. What should I do?

My mom just gifted me $10,000 and I'm stumped about my next move. I'm 55, female, single, make $78,000 a year and live in Oklahoma. I have no kids. I have $60,000 left on my mortgage (with a 3% rate) ...
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Are today’s mortgage rates good or should you hold out for better?

Checking today's mortgage rates could be putting you in some limbo: are these the best rates you can get or should you wait?

Ellington Financial: A Sound mREIT, But The Preferred Shares Stand Out On A Risk-Adjusted Basis

Ellington Financial is a REIT with low leverage, strong underwriting, $1B in unencumbered assets, and a floating preferred ...