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Every week, our Financial Friday Round-Up offers links to the best things to read, watch, or listen to regarding finance on the web. The articles below cover everything from predictions on mortgage rates to advice on how families can build wealth in the \u201cnew normal,\u201d and much more.<\/p>\n

How Long Will They Go? 6 Mortgage Experts Predict the Future of Rates<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Money<\/em> asked six different experts where they think mortgage rates could be headed, providing valuable insight for anyone who owns or is looking to buy a home in the future. Read this to ensure you know what the future may bring.<\/p>\n

Building Family Wealth Values in the “New Normal”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

The family is an important financial unit \u2014 one that we deal with directly through protection by life insurance \u2014 and this article in Worth <\/em>this week gives us three concrete ways to strengthen financial legacies, including how to build trust, keep communication open, and follow up ideas with action.<\/p>\n

5 Big Ideas to Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

As we get closer every day to making a better world, one of our most puzzling problems lies in the wealth gap. At FFS, we seek to make financial security achievable for all people, and this piece from Forbes <\/em>puts forth five different solutions to the fact that the wealth gap often falls on racial lines.<\/p>\n

Top 100 Economics Blogs of 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

Dedicated as we are to the concept of further reading, this comprehensive list of 100 blogs focused solely on economics is a gold mine for anyone who would like to take the time to learn about the financial structures that make up our system today. Check some out and bookmark the ones you like.<\/p>\n

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Check out our other Financial Friday Round-Up posts for more great reads!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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