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Picks Have you checked how much you’re earning on your savings account recently? Pros say if it’s not around 4%, it may be time to switch.
The latest interest rates on savings accounts and MMAs
Picks This may be the ‘biggest mistake’ you’re making with your savings right now — and it could be costing you plenty
“If you haven’t checked the rate on your savings account lately, now is a good time.”
Picks These 5 CDs are now guaranteeing upwards of 5%. Here’s a CD strategy that can be an ‘excellent option’ to reach your financial goals
Money pros say a CD ladder is one way to take advantage of today’s high rates.
Picks If you’re earning less than 4% on your savings account right now, it may be time to switch
The latest rates on savings accounts and money market accounts
Picks Warren Buffett says: ‘We’re not over bank failures.’ If you’re worried about your bank’s health, here’s what accounts are, and are not, insured by the FDIC
Following the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank, here's a deep look at what the FDIC insures and doesn't.
Picks When CDs like these are guaranteeing 5%, should you even be in stocks right now?
Interest rates on certificates of deposit are their highest in decades, but they aren't right for everything.
Picks This checking (yes, checking) account now pays 5% — and others are now paying 4% or more. Should you bite?
Many high-yield checking and savings accounts are paying more than they have in over a decade.
Picks Despite the Fed hiking rates, most CDs are still offering a paltry return. But there are some (ahem, 5%) exceptions
The latest interest rates on certificates of deposit.
Picks The 6% CD has arrived. Should you bite?
Many high-yield savings accounts and CDs are paying more than they have in about 15 years.
Picks Fed says interest rates poised to go ‘higher than previously anticipated.’ Here’s a simple way to profit from that
Jerome Powell called for even higher rates in his Senate Banking Committee testimony Tuesday; that could mean even better rates for savers.
Picks 68% of Americans couldn’t cover their living expenses for even a month if they lost their job, survey finds. The good news? Now is the best time in years to fix that.
Saving money now is more lucrative than it has been in about 15 years, with some accounts paying 4% or more.
Picks Do you know what you’re earning on your savings? If it’s not 4% or more, it may be time to switch to one of these banks
The latest rates on savings accounts and money market accounts
