For everyone who has been saying interest rates can only go up, well – now is their time. But what does the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates actually mean for your wallet?
Probably not much for the near-term.
One small interest rate hike of one-quarter of a percentage point is unlikely to have much impact on your budget, but that does not mean you should ignore the Fed’s first rate increase since 2006.
In my latest for Reuters, what to expect as a result of the hike.
In my latest for MoneyWatch, three money resolutions for 2016 – and how to keep them.