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FICO scores are the most widely used credit scores in the U.S. According to myFICO.com, 90% of the top U.S. lenders access these scores to make important credit decisions. This article presents the 5 factors used to determine your FICO score and where (and at what cost) to get such information.

Claims about guaranteed returns or “can’t miss” opportunities but opportunities that are too good to be true must pass the smell test and, most of the time, if you do your homework, they fail with flying colors. There are many different varieties of stock fraud to recognize, and they all have distinct characteristics that make them unique.

Everyone seems to be preoccupied with rising inflation nowadays. While I agree that inflation will rise over the next 1-3 years, I don’t think it will even reach high-single digit levels. A return to the 1970s’ double-digit inflation is extremely unlikely. [Here's why.]

Every year, humans gobble up around 28 million tonnes of the metal in uses mainly related to its electrical properties – and as we transition to a green energy paradigm, copper will be an even more vital ingredient to human progress than it is today.

The gold/oil ratio is recognized as a sort of canary in a coal mine, giving advance warning of turbulence ahead and, for the first time in 3 years, the ratio is below 20-to-1 compared to its historical average of 15-to-1. Were it to go above 20-to-1, making gold too expensive or oil too cheap, and we would be in crisis mode.

There are a number of things you can do to put armor around your finances that won't cost you a lot and there are some simple things that you can do to bolster your job security and boost your potential income. Check out these ways to safeguard your financial future for $200 or less.

Today’s infographic comes to us from Neptune-GBX and it showcases the story of each precious metal and, more importantly, it shows why owning them simultaneously is the only way to get exposure to the unique supply and demand drivers behind each of them in the context of the modern market.

The U.S. and Canadian banking systems are similar to some degree, but also uniquely different. Today's graphic compares the two countries' banking histories, market shares, number of banks, investment outlook, leverage, and many other factors.

These 10 investment rules have historically kept investors out of trouble over the long term. They are not unique by any means but rather ,rules that have been uttered in some shape, or form by every great investor in history.

Retiring does not mean retiring from life. No, for many people, it’s the beginning of a new life but how do you decide where to retire? It’s a big question that requires research and we’ve done the hard lifting for you. This article puts together a comprehensive list of the best places to retire depending on your financial status, which usually the biggest factor for most people.