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MoneyRates.com has been a leading source of information on bank rates, personal finance, savings accounts, and investing since 1999. We provide the highest rates on certificates of deposits, money market accounts, and high yield savings accounts. Money-Rates.com has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Barron's, USA Today, US News and World Report, and the Los Angeles Times as a valuable resource for individual investors and consumers.

According to a recent survey, MoneyRates users agree that the site "finds better and more rates than other sites."

MoneyRates.com, a recipient of the 2011 Web Marketing Award, has been a leading source of information on bank rates, personal finance, savings accounts, and investing since 1999.

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About MoneyRates Expert

Richard Barrington, CFA, is the primary spokesperson and personal finance expert for MoneyRates. He is a 20-year veteran of the financial industry, including having served for over a dozen years as a member of the Executive Committee of Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1991 with the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). Richard has written extensively on investment topics, including investments, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and personal finance as it relates to retirement. Richard has been quoted by numerous media publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Pensions & Investments magazine.

Richard can discuss economic and market history in detail and is well respected for his ability to relate to a broad audience from a personal financial standpoint. Richard approaches financial topics with an understanding that fresh perspectives are often more valuable than mainstream consensus. He has written for over 50 financial Web sites, such as Investopedia, Yahoo, MSN, Allbusiness, and Encarta, and is most sought after by members of the media for his niche expertise in these topics:

-Certificates of Deposit, Money Market and Savings Accounts

-Saving for Retirement

-Housing and Mortgage Meltdown

-Interest rates

-Investments

-Macro Economic and Government Policy Issues

-Historical Financial Events

-Discerning Long Term Implications

A poll by leading financial education Web sites MoneyRates.com and GetRichSlowly.org showed a bright spot in the personal savings picture. Of 1,629 visitors who responded to an informal online poll, more than two-thirds said they save more than 10 percent of their income each month. This is in stark contrast to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis' estimate of a 4.6 percent national savings rate in the fourth quarter of 2009. The poll results indicate that access to reinforcing messages such as those offered by America Saves Week 2010 (February 21 - 28) may help boost savings discipline for retirement, emergency funds and other financial goals Go »

Most respondents to an informal poll conducted by leading financial education Web sites GetRichSlowly.org and MoneyRates.com think the economy is stagnant or getting worse, despite estimates showing the fastest U.S. economic growth last quarter in more than six years. Go »

Leading financial education Web site MoneyRates.com released the results of its semi-annual checking account fee survey, which suggest that checking account fees are not on the rise, despite recent anecdotal evidence to the contrary. In the third and fourth quarters of 2009, the average checking account monthly maintenance fee among a sample of banks in New York state actually decreased from $6.63 to $5.90, an unexpected drop of 11.01 percent. Go »

Leading financial education Web sites Money-Rates.com and GetRichSlowly.org released the results of an online poll about individuals' savings intentions for 2010. More than 75 percent respondents indicated that they plan to save more this year than last. The challenge is to turn these savings intentions into results. In response, Money-Rates.com expert Richard Barrington offers a yearlong series of "monthly resolutions" aimed at helping individuals begin and sustain savings programs throughout the year. Go »

A new poll by leading financial education sites MoneyRates.com and GetRichSlowly.org indicates that even among the sites' relatively savvy visitors, poor spending habits are hard to shake. The majority of poll respondents said they will fail to meet their 2009 savings goals--and of those, the majority said the culprit was overspending rather than the recession. While it is heartening that the recession wasn't the reason for many blown savings goals, the implication of this poll is that many can't seem to control their spending, even in a tough economy. Go »

Dear Santa: How about a little something for my retirement fund? Nearly half of respondents to a new poll conducted jointly by financial Web sites MoneyRates.com and GetRichSlowly.org prefer to receive a contribution to retirement savings over the latest gee-whiz offerings from the retail industry. Go »

A survey by leading bank rate site MoneyRates.com shows that monthly maintenance fees for checking accounts grew more quickly in recent months than overdraft fees. While the focus of current national legislation is the reduction of overdraft fees, the survey results show that banks may be raising maintenance fees to compensate for anticipated overdraft fee limits. Congressional attention on overdraft fees may leave consumers worse off in the long run, especially since consumers place a far stronger emphasis on maintenance fees than overdraft fees when choosing a checking account, as confirmed by a new poll conducted by MoneyRates.com in conjunction with personal finance site GetRichSlowly.org. Go »

A recent poll conducted by two top personal finance sites, MoneyRates.com and GetRichSlowly.org, uncovered deep concern about retirement savings. Over 52 percent of respondents indicated they are not financially on track for retirement. These results come at the beginning of National Save for Retirement Week, which runs from October 18 through October 24. Richard Barrington, spokesperson and columnist at MoneyRates.com, and J.D. Roth, founder of GetRichSlowly.org, discuss the importance of raising public awareness of successful retirement saving strategies. Go »

According to a new poll released by MoneyRates.com -- a leading source of information on CD rates, money market accounts, savings accounts, checking accounts and other investment topics since 1999 -- the financial crisis has left consumers feeling that bigger is definitely not better when it comes to banks. By a margin of four-to-one, poll respondents indicated that they felt more confident with local community banks and credit unions than with large national and international banks. Go »

In response to the increasing consumer need for high quality data, a veteran provider of financial information has revamped its look, feel and function. MoneyRates.com -- a leading source of data on bank rates, personal finance, savings accounts and investing -- has added new and improved features to provide even more information and assistance to site visitors than ever before. Go »

What's the best way to manage cash you have on the sidelines while waiting for the stock market to settle down? Richard Barrington, a new personal finance expert and retirement advisor for MoneyRates.com--a leading source of information on bank rates, personal finance, savings accounts and investing since 1999--weighs in on money management during tough economic times. Go »