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Is it correct to take interest swap rates as a prediction of future bank rate?

In the context of managing the risk of (non-fixed rate) debt where the interest rate is linked to a bank base rate, I want to understand how/where to get a sense of where a bank's base interest rate ...
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Should I pay off zero interest debt early?

My cash reserves are around $11k, including an emergency fund of about a month and a half, and I budget rigorously. The only debt I have is $7k at zero interest, paid at $300/month, and it's from a ...
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Can someone help me understand my student loans?

I have more loans than these but I am wondering how to handle these three (all with the same bank): 3%, last payment ~$36, current balance $6153, original amount $5500, payoff balance $6170 2.5%, ...
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How to structure a loan for my owner-financed business sale, so we are paid sooner than later?

My wife and I are in the process of selling our business to a buyer. We have agreed on an amount to sell the business for, and to owner-finance the balance. The buyer has already taken over ...
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What are some options for getting loans with lower interest rates

Like many other folks nowadays, I'm trying to lower my debtload, and one of the ways would be to reduce the interest that I'm paying on my debt (currently around 9/10%). I've tried the debt ...
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Can I refinance my student loans?

I have student loans from graduate school with an interest rate of 6.625%. I see that interest rates are quite low. (Mortgage rates are at 4.6% for a 30 yr fixed.) So I am wondering: Is it possible to ...
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How to do Credit Card debt consolidation or get rates lowered?

I have a friend that has five credit cards of debt. A couple of the cards have high interest rates (20-25%). The rest are 15% and below. The total debt combined of all five cards is ~$10k. How ...
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Putting debt out long when interest rates are low?

This is something I heard once from a caller on a financial radio program. What does it mean and what is the logic behind this statement?