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April 16th, 2010
 One of the most constructive, and destructive, forces in finances is the power of compound interest. Compound interest is interest that is not only paid on the principal, but also on the interest that previously accrued on your investment. On the other hand, compound interest can work against you — for instance, as finance charges against your credit ...
March 3rd, 2010
The following is a list of the nationally available highest yields 12-month CD rates. In general, certificates of deposit (CDs) are great investments because your principal is protected by FDIC insurance and your interest rates are guaranteed. Moreover, you can use CD Ladder to make your CD savings more flexible and effective. You can open certificates of deposit at your ...
January 24th, 2010
It is becoming increasingly difficult to stay liquid in this difficult economy. With banks keeping a continued tight grip on their cash, it’s making it hard for business owners and individuals alike to get the cash flow needed to keep their heads above water. While it might seem like a losing battle, by making an effort to reduce expenditures and ...
January 22nd, 2010
If you’re a savvy investor, you most certainly have a fair bit of cash tucked away for general spending and emergencies. The stock market is a long term investment and if 2009 taught us anything, it was to not have money you need to spend in the stock market. So where do you put the money you don’t want in ...
January 5th, 2010
The following is a list of the nationally available highest yields 12-month CD rates. In general, certificates of deposit (CDs) are great investments because your principal is protected by FDIC insurance and your interest rates are guaranteed. Moreover, you can use CD Ladder to make your CD savings more flexible and effective. You can open certificates of deposit at your ...
December 21st, 2009
Years ago, when both credit and champagne flowed freely down Wall Street, the fabled 5% cash back reward credit card freely frolicked among elm and oak trees of Central Park. Nowadays, finding a decent 5% cash back reward credit card is rarer than seeing a unicorn… but today I saw one. His name was PenFed.
PenFed is short for The Pentagon ...
December 6th, 2009
 One of the biggest things I encourage people to look for when they open a bank account is that the bank is FDIC insured. Most banks operating in the United States offer this insurance. In an era where people are more than a little worried about bank failures and the like, FDIC insurance is vital.
But what exactly is ...
October 22nd, 2009
We put our emergency fund into a CD ladder and every month one of those certificates of deposit matures and is automatically renewed. As an added bonus, ING Direct, where our CDs live, gives us a CD rollover bonus whenever we renew (currently the bonus is 0.15% on CDs of at least 12-months long). For us, the decision is simple. ...
August 31st, 2009
 There is good news if you are an Ally Bank customer and have certificates of deposit (CDs) coming up for renewal. Starting August 31, 2009, Ally Bank is expanding its popular Ten-Day Best Rate Guarantee that has been available for new CD deposits to renewing CDs. This means that you are guaranteed the best interest rate for 10 days from ...
August 12th, 2009

If you want to access your money quickly, where do you put it? Where do you hide your emergency fund, in a cookie jar, a safe or in the bank? Knowing where to stash your cash is vitally important, and so here are some of the options that are available to you for this very purpose:
1 – Checking and Savings ...
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