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Strength of FDIC Fund Could Affect Bank Rates and Security
By Richard Barrington | Money-Rates Columnist
It has been widely reported that the FDIC’s deposit insurance fund has been rapidly declining, raising concerns that it might require special funding soon to support the growing number of banks classified as troubled. In response, the FDIC has publicly clarified its accounting to show that the fund is not actually declining nearly as rapidly [...]
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A New Type of Savings Account with Higher Rates
By Clark Schultz | Money-Rates Columnist
How come some of the best ideas arrive at the worst time? Disciplined savings programs, called installment savings accounts, could have saved the day for many Americans who have now lost meaningful savings they had designated for college, a vacation, a wedding, or another family event. Instead, we are just now hearing about these nifty savings programs. [...]
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Wilshire 500 Index vs Savings Account Rates
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index is sometimes called the Total Stock Market Index because it aims to track the returns of practically all the publicly traded, U.S. stocks that trade on the major exchanges. Currently there are over 6000 companies tracked by the index making it the largest index by market value in the [...]
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