Certificate of Deposit

Ask the Readers: Staying Motivated to Save?

J.D. Roth | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Inflation, Savings Account, Money, Investment, S & P 500, Stocks, Bonds, Stock Market, Certificate of Deposit, Business News
J.D. Roth

Sometimes you do everything right -- you work hard, you cut back on spending, you invest for retirement -- but all of your effort seems for naught. What happens when doing all the right things doesn't work?

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WATCH: Is It Smart To Throw Your Savings Into A Mortgage?

Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Video, Certificate of Deposit, Mortgage, Money & Happiness, Retirement Savings, Inflation, Laura Rowley, Cds, Daily Finance, Money Investments, Retirment, Fifty News

Paul, 62, is like a lot of people near retirement: He wants a safe place to invest his money. But the interest rates on savings accounts barely keep u...

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Safe Harbor: From Money Market Accounts to Municipal Bonds

Richard Barrington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Municipal Bonds, Money Market Rates, Certificate of Deposit, Inflation, Bonds, Stock Market, Treasury Bonds, Investors, Business News
Richard Barrington

For investors who have already decided to seek safe harbor from the stock market's wild ride, here are four popular alternatives -- and what you should know about their risk and returns.

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How The Fed's Low Interest Rate Policy Is Hurting Savers, Retirees

The Huffington Post | Willam Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cd, Retirees, U.S. Savings, Certificate of Deposit, Low Interest Rates, Zirp, Savings Accounts, Fed Interest Rate Policy, Savings Rates, Business News

With the Fed's key interest rate approaching zero, there's rarely been a better time to borrow. It happens to be a particularly bad time to save, howe...

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Balance Safety and CD Rates When Choosing a Certificate of Deposit

Richard Barrington | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Best Cd Rates, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Certificate of Deposit, CD Rates, Healthy Living News
Richard Barrington

There's more to picking a certificate of deposit than simply finding the best CD rates. It might be worth kicking the tires a little bit when it comes to your bank's financial condition.

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