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Maximizing Rates and Yields on Savings

June 13, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

A growing number of financial experts and pundits have been on the airwaves advising people to keep their cash savings liquid in money funds, money markets, bond funds, savings, and checking accounts due to the forecast for higher interest rates in the future. The line of thought is that within the next year inflation concerns [...]

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KeyDirect Offering +5.25% on Long Term CD Rates

December 10, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

KeyDirect offers great interest rates directly to consumers and businesses in 37 states and the District of Columbia but not AK, CO, ID, IN, KY, ME, MI, NY, OH, OR, UT, VT, or WA. Key is currently offering the following rates on their longer term certificates of deposit’5 year CD - 5.26% APY7 year CD [...]

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Banks with 90-day CD yields of 5.25% or greater

July 30, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

Investors looking for a parking place for cash will be interested by the annual percentage yields (APY) currently available on 90-day bank CDs. The 90-day term is strategic as CD rates flatten out between 90-days and 10 years offering little incentive to lock-in longer term rates and almost all banks offer this term as opposed [...]

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