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HELOC Vs Home Equity Loan: How Do They Work?

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The RIIR (the rise in interest rates) throughout 2022 and 2023 — particularly mortgage rates, which have doubled since their mid-pandemic lows — have decimated the appeal of cash-out refinancing, once the go-to way to tap a homeownership stake. Hence, the interest in home equity loans and HELOCs. Are you a set-it-and-forget-it type?

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Yeah, There’s a Calculator for That Refinancing your mortgage to a lower rate and paying the same amount is an interesting sound-byte from Personal Finance Bloggers – but has anyone really run the numbers? The College Investor : Best Defensive Stock Sectors The best stock sectors for playing defense in a rough market.

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