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It's getting harder than ever for home buyers to avoid taking out jumbo mortgages. As home prices rise in the nation's biggest metro markets, buyers are finding themselves increasingly closer to the limits at which they will be forced to take out more costly jumbo loans. Here's the outlook for the nation's 10 largest counties.

Getting your first home loan is 99% preparation; it really doesn't get any more complicated than that.

Don't make any hard and fast decisions on a home loan until you've checked your numbers on a mortgage calculator.

Here's a lesson in the ways of the fundamental stock investor and analyst.

Learn which financial statements are most important, where to find financial statements and how to read financial statements before investing in a stock.

A step-by-step lesson on how to research, listen to, and analyze to an earnings call.

Learn how to read an income statement and analyze key financial metrics. Become a better stock investor with this guide to understanding income statements.

Understanding a company's balance sheet can help you separate good stocks from bad. Learn how to read a balance sheet and become a better investor.

Ranking the best mortgage lenders is a tough call, as digital lenders rise. But you can't go wrong with these picks.

The highest paid NFL players are all quarterbacks. Which one is the top dog, and where does he play?