A solid investment
IBonds are U.S. Treasury bonds with interest rates that are adjusted for inflation. They are engineered to make sure you always make a real profit, so they never lose value. The interest rate on IBonds right now is 5.64 percent, much higher than a traditional savings account.
So where [...]
A Better Alternative
Payday loans are a form of consumer microlending, typically made in small amounts ranging from $100 to $1,500. These short-term loans are used for a variety of reasons, most common among them being when people need to take care of emergency expenses that a budget fails to cover. [...]
Payday loans may be run out of Salt Lake City on a rusty rail. In case you missed it, here is part one of the story of how Salt Lake City has turned its back on its citizens’ financial well-being.
What certain Salt Lake council members REALLY think
Interestingly, reporter Derek Jensen [...]
In a thinly veiled attempt to ban payday loans, Salt Lake City has adopted a “no-clustering” rule that will restrict new check-cashing and no fax payday loan businesses from operating within 600 feet of one another. This is a move that Salt Lake City Council has resisted for some time, [...]