1) How much can I borrow to buy a home?
When determining how much you can borrow, lenders may consider your income level compared with debt, your employment status and your credit history. Talk to a lender about getting prequalified for a mortgage before you start shopping for your new home.11start superscript, 1, end superscript This can make the whole experience go more smoothly....
If you’ve traded in your cubicle to become a freelancer, you’re not alone. Fifteen million people in the U.S. (about a tenth of the workforce) have abandoned traditional career paths to work in freelance positions.11start superscript, 1, end superscript
Working freelance can take many forms, from working regular hours for a single employer to having a flexible schedule that...
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Aggregate supply is the total quantity of output firms will produce and sell—in other words, the real GDP.
The upward-sloping aggregate supply curve—also known as the short run aggregate supply curve—shows the positive relationship between price level and real GDP in the short run.
The aggregate supply curve slopes up because...
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Aggregate demand is the sum of four components: consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports.
Consumption can change for a number of reasons, including movements in income, taxes, expectations about future income, and changes in wealth levels.
Investment can change in response to its expected profitability, which in turn is shaped by...
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Gross national product, or GNP, includes what is produced domestically and what is produced by domestic labor and business abroad in a year.
National income includes all income earned: wages, profits, rent, and profit income.
Net national product, or NNP, is GNP minus depreciation.
Depreciation is the process by which capital ages...
Key points
Gross national product, or GNP, includes what is produced domestically and what is produced by domestic labor and business abroad in a year.
National income includes all income earned: wages, profits, rent, and profit income.
Net national product, or NNP, is GNP minus depreciation.
Depreciation is the process by which capital ages...
So you’ve just gotten your first job offer. While salary may be your main focus, there’s much more to consider. Here’s how benefits—many of which are factored in pre-tax—can translate to real money in your pocket.
1) Health insurance
Take some time to note how you expect to use health care over the next few years—do you have any chronic...
Building a foundation for retirement
Retirement can mean different things for different people. It could mean stopping work entirely and traveling the country. Or it might mean quitting a full-time job to work part time and pursue something you love.
Now, if you’re just getting started in a career, you may not be thinking about when you want to retire. Or what kind of...
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There is a four-step process that allows us to predict how an event will affect the equilibrium price and quantity using the supply and demand framework.
Step one: draw a market model (a supply curve and a demand curve) representing the situation before the economic event took place.
Step two: determine whether the economic event being analyzed affects demand...
Key points
There is a four-step process that allows us to predict how an event will affect the equilibrium price and quantity using the supply and demand framework.
Step one: draw a market model (a supply curve and a demand curve) representing the situation before the economic event took place.
Step two: determine whether the economic event being analyzed affects demand...
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