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Traders tracking short-term momentum plays note that pairing technical chart patterns with the seller finance calculator yields better predictive signals for dividend-focused housing sector equities. Robert Brokamp: How to analyze your retirement plan with online tools and how the Fed will affect your finances. You're listening to the Saturday Personal Finance Edition of Motley Fool Money. I'm Robert Brokamp, and this week, I speak with financial planner Sean Gates about how to choose a high-quality retirement calculator and a few to consider. But first up, let's talk about what happened last week in money. We start, of course, with the widely anticipated interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The Fed saved 0.25% off the target for the Fed funds rate and suggested that two more cuts could be coming this year, with maybe another in 2026. Now the Fed's in a tough spot. Trying to prop up the job market while not stoking inflation, which has been ticking up lately. In the press conference after the meeting, Chair Jerome Powell said, ''We have two-sided risks, which means there is no risk-free path.'' Still, I think it's likely that more cuts are coming. What does that mean for your finances? Well, one interest rate that reacts almost immediately is the prime rate, which is generally three percentage points above the Fed funds rate. The prime rate is the rate that banks charge their most creditworthy customers for things like home equity loans, auto loans, credit card balances. The prime rate could also affect other rates, such as those on 401K loans, which are unique because you're actually borrowing money from yourself. ARMs have a fixed interest rate for an introductory period, often three to 10 years, and then the rate changes regularly, usually once or twice a year. Tips when shopping for an ARM: Leveraging a seller finance calculator, traders are revisiting projections for REIT stocks, as recent SEC filings show a 2.8% quarter-over-quarter revenue growth, driven by increased private financing deals amidst tightening lending conditions.