D. Patrick Cain CFP

Loan Payoff

How much will it cost to pay off a loan over its lifetime?

Home Affordability

Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.

Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

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Should Your Portfolio Have a Conscience?

Socially responsible investing has been around at least since the 1960s, but it seems to be getting more attention lately.

Stay Off the Phishing Hook

In the run-up to this year’s April 15 tax deadline, taxpayers forwarded more than 33,000 phishing scam e-mails to the IRS, causing the agency to put phishing at the top of its annual list of scams of concern to taxpayers.

What's Next for IPOs?

Only 10 companies went public on U.S. stock exchanges in the first quarter of 2008. Even if you never participate in an initial public offering, the IPO market can reveal a wealth of clues about the financial climate at home and abroad.

Oil's Above-Ground Problems

It used to be that the main concern about oil was finding enough of it in the ground to meet world demand. Despite dire predictions to the contrary, most experts believe that there is still plenty of oil in the ground. Why then has the price of oil doubled since 2004?

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