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CD Ladders: Hedging Against Risk with Fixed Interest

The certificate of deposit has long been revered as a low-risk investment with a fixed income reward. It is often considered the failsafe investment of both pre and post retirees. However, a certificate of deposit, while less risky than many investments, ... Read >

Online Banking Is Rapidly Gaining In Popularity

A recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA) shows that a majority of banking customers prefer to bank online rather than walk into a brick and mortar bank branch office. This is the second year in a row that banking customers said they prefe... Read >

Understanding Money Market Rates

When you are looking for a way to save and grow your money, you will likely consider savings accounts, certificates of deposit and money markets. Unlike CDs and savings accounts, money markets offer two different options—money market accounts and money ma... Read >

FDIC Insurance Protection Is Offered For Certificates Of Deposit.

Rising from the ashes of the Great Depression, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or more simply known as the FDIC, was one of the biggest changes that the federal government made to the United States financial landscape in the 1930s. Many people ... Read >