I’ve been away for the past little while dealing with a death in my wife’s side of the family. Thanks to everyone for your notes of support — it is truly appreciated. Today’s post is a guest contribution from Mike of Four Pillars. Regular programming will resume shortly. Over to Mike…
I recently did an analysis [...]
It hasn’t even been six months since Ben, an astute observer of financial matters, noted that the spread between a 5-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) and a variable-rate mortgage (VRM) was unusually low and it may be better to buck the conventional wisdom and opt for a fixed-rate mortgage. Not anymore. Fixed-rates have been relatively [...]
It is now widely-known that homeowners can save money by opting for a variable-rate mortgage over a fixed-rate mortgage in the vast majority of instances. Ben, an astute observer of financial matters, recently grappled with the question with his own mortgage and decided that with potential high inflation in the future and low spreads between [...]
