You have a fantastic low rate on your first mortgage. Don’t want to touch that – but you need money for something …

Some ideas for how to get that money in a rising interest rate environment …

Mortgage rates were so low for so long that many people who wanted to take some cash from their equity would just refinance into a new mortgage.

Smart About Money: Chasing credit card rewards … worth it?

As I recall, it was the late WBZ radio host Lovell Dyett who used to say, “Spend your time wisely. It’s the only money you’ve got.”

I found myself thinking about that when reading a Page 1 Wall Street Journal article about people who get credit cards to chase bonus points and credit card rewards. One individual has 29 credit cards!

Barbara Fotheringham recently promoted at Canton Co-operative Bank

Canton, Mass. – Canton Co-operative Bank President Nick Maffeo has reported that long-time staff member Barbara Fotheringham has been promoted to Customer Service Representative at the local independent community Bank.