Banking
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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
Picks ‘Banks are still very much in the mode of increasing their payouts.’ Many savings accounts are now paying 4%-4.5%. Here’s where.
The latest rates on savings accounts and money market accounts --- and how to get a much higher APY.