I thought many of you would find this piece of interest. It really covers everything you need to know post rate hike. -- Brian Walls, Walls Financial Group Article written by Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point Wednesday in a widely expected move. Although there have been two other quarter-point interest rate increases since the Great Recession, the rate tinkering has been so limited that people likely haven't noticed