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Bankrate follows a strict editorial policy, so you can trust that our content is honest and accurate. Our award-winning editors and reporters create honest and accurate content to help you make the right financial decisions. The content created by our editorial staff is objective, factual, and not influenced by our advertisers.
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How do I keep my money safe? How should I handle my investments when the market is so volatile? Is now a good time to refinance my mortgage?
These are just a few of the questions we’ve gotten since we launched the Ask Bankrate mailbag, a resource where readers can submit financial questions and get answers from our team of experts. Now we want to answer your questions.
We want to hear from you: How to participate
To participate, email your question BankrateMailbag@Bankrate.com. Include your first name and last initial in case we decide to highlight your question in the mailbag round-up.
We will select questions to answer and regularly publish a round-up of select questions. If your question is selected, only your first name and last initial will be published in addition to your question.
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Readers who submit questions will be communicated with only in regard to their specific question and will not be retargeted with other communication from Bankrate. The editorial staff reserves the right to not answer questions based on our discretion. We also reserve the right to edit a question for grammar and clarity or to remove personal information.
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