Greg McBride
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Past articles by Greg:
What is your time horizon, and why is it important?
A time horizon is a way to assess your risk tolerance or risk capacity as an investor. → Read More
Is Inflation Here To Stay? Here’s When It Might Slow Down
The pandemic upended everything, and your wallet wasn’t spared. → Read More
The Best Places To Keep Your Emergency Fund
It’s important to find the right home for your emergency savings. → Read More
Nurse gets savings booster shot from Bankrate Money Makeover
Our $10,000 prize will provide this single mom with the cash cushion her family needs. → Read More
These Are The Ways To Pay Down Debt
Alexis: Before we got married I think we both understood that we had debt, especially me. But it wasn't something that we felt we needed to go into details about. In our relationship I'm definitely the spender. Eric: I think my strategy was to ignore it and it didn't exist. Greg: Alexis and Eric are aware of the problem and that's really half of the battle right there. But these problems aren't… → Read More
Personal Finance Quiz
Greg McBride, CFA, Bankrate chief financial analyst First Question 1. How much do you have in an emergency fund? * I don't have an emergency fund. * I could scrape by for a couple of weeks if something were to happen. * I could manage my finances for a month or two in the event of an emergency. * I have 3-6 months' worth of expenses saved up in a liquid account. Next Question 2. How much credit… → Read More
Money Makeover: Can This Couple Dig Out Of $26K Debt?
Greg McBride, CFA, is the senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com, providing analysis and advice on personal finance. He has the unique ability to provide both in-depth commentary and practical advice to consumers. Connect with Greg McBride on Google+. Bankrate.com's editorial, corrections policy → Read More
Greg McBride: A free-checking road map
Looking for a free checking account? It may be as close as the nearest credit union. → Read More
Greg McBride: Credit card debt vs. savings
A survey shows Americans have more work to do balancing emergency savings and credit card debt. → Read More
Greg McBride: Rates going lower than 0%?
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen isn't closing the door on negative interest rates. Here's how they work. → Read More
Greg McBride: Mind your credit card rates
Interest rates on credit cards are likely to rise this year, so take defensive action. → Read More
Greg McBride: Lay down ARMs?
Don't rule out adjustable-rate mortgages as interest rates rise. → Read More
Greg McBride: Branch banking still ‘in’
Branch banking is still popular, a Bankrate survey finds. → Read More
Greg McBride: Beware of rising rates
The Fed is raising interest rates, pushing up some of the rates you pay. → Read More
Greg McBride: Don’t touch that CD!
CD early withdrawal penalties should make you think twice about tapping your CDs. → Read More
Money Makeover: How This 34-Year-Old Is Setting Financial Goals
Greg McBride, CFA, is the senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com, providing analysis and advice on personal finance. He has the unique ability to provide both in-depth commentary and practical advice to consumers. Connect with Greg McBride on Google+. Bankrate.com's editorial, corrections policy → Read More
How A Single Guy Gets Money Plan Ready For Marriage
WALT: When you're a single guy, as long as there's a few dollars in your bank account, that's probably all that matters, you know? You can always eat ramen noodles or whatever, but when you get married, you get engaged, and then having hopefully kids, there's a lot more pressure to have everything right and really know what you're doing with your finances. GREG: Walt's in a very common… → Read More
10 Shrewd Savings Tips For 2016
Even hovering just north of 1%, the top-yielding savings accounts and money market accounts backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. meet the first 2 requirements. And while returns still trail the rate of inflation, these top-paying financial institutions will be quick to reflect Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, giving you the best shot of keeping up with inflation as interest rates… → Read More
Greg McBride: Our top financial priority?
A Bankrate financial survey finds just keeping up is a higher priority for Americans than savings. → Read More
Greg McBride: The financial clouds break
Bankrate's Financial Security Index shows Americans are feeling better, even about their savings. → Read More