The smartest money moves to make with interest rates expected to go higher

The smartest money moves to make with interest rates expected to go higher The smartest money moves to make with interest rates expected to go higher The Fed’s next interest-rate hike is going to ‘bite’ consumers. Here’s how to prep your money. The Fed is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate.

If that happens, here’s the guidebook for consumers to make the best of it. /iStockphoto The Fed appears to be nearing its first interest-rate hike in three years, yet the finances of many Americans are far from where they were the last time rates went up. That means they’ll have to come up with a different game plan to make the best of increasing rates this time, economists and financial experts say. A lot has changed since the Federal Reserve launched a series of rate hikes in early 2022 that concluded in late 2023 — but not much has become cheaper.

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