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High Yielding Health Savings Account

June 16, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

A credit union in the Chicago-area is offering a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a 5.15% APY on average daily balances of $100 or more which depending upon a person’s tax bracket can be a tax equivalent yield of over 6.00%. Alliant Credit Union offers the high rate to members who work or live in [...]

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Banks Rates on Health Savings Accounts

February 7, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

What Are Health Savings Accounts?
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created by Public Law 108-173, the “Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003,” signed into law by President Bush on December 8, 2003. Health Savings Accounts will change the way millions meet their health care needs because they are designed to help individuals save [...]

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Rates on Health Savings Accounts

December 5, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

A Heath Savings Account (HSA) are viewed as a tool to pay for healthcare expenses pre-tax and lower healthcare premiums. An overlooked component of these accounts is the investment returns that the accounts generate. A typical bank HSA account yields less than comparable bank deposit products so consumers should be careful to question the current [...]

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