Mortgage rates remained near a three-month low this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage ticked up to 6.65% from last week’s reading of 6.63%. The average rate on a…

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Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Key takeaways An open-end fund adds and removes shares as they are bought and sold. A closed-end fund is static with a fixed number of shares. Mutual funds can be open- or closed-end, though open-end is most common. Open-end and closed-end funds have a lot in common.…

Starting an emergency fund is often highlighted as a crucial aspect of personal finance, but we don’t talk as much about when you should tap into that money. For example, if someone faces an unexpected car repair bill, should they dip into their emergency fund or explore other financial avenues?…