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Savings and CD Rates showed little change from a week ago even as the average 30 year mortgage rate dipped a bit. With low inflation and an economy stuck between reverse and first, there's little reason to see rates rising anytime... Read →
We've talked about it for some time, but the Washington Post has finally gotten with the program. The economic crisis and subsequent bailouts have severely penalized savers and those living on fixed incomes. Bankdeals has pointed out an... Read →

SFGI Direct, a division of Summit Community Bank is offering a high interest savings accoung paying 2.5% APY. That's currently the best savings rate on the BestCashCow rate tables.

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Capital One Direct Banking is offering another $50 bonus to open a savings account or money market account online. To get the bonus you need to open an account and fund it with at least $10,000 by 11/25/2009.

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Here's a Wall Street Journal article that's stating the obvious if you read BestCashCow. Money market funds, not money market accounts, are returning close to 0%. On BestCashCow, the highest money market fund rate is W&R... Read →

Is the economy headed for a recovery or are we getting ready to sink back into recession? Is the stock market rise for real? Since reaching a bottom of 6,448 in March the market has risen to nearly 10,000 in late September (9,820). Despite the markets rise, bond yields have remained flat.

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There were two pieces of information this week that I found quite interesting. The first is an article that explores how bond prices are making the case for inflation or deflation. According to the original article posted on Marketwatch, bond prices seem to indicate that inflation is a greater probabiliy than deflation.

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The big news last week on the rate front was the general lack of inflation in the economy. The Labor Department's CPI numbers rose .4% in August versus July but from a year earlier decreased 1.5%. At this rate, the Fed is under no... Read →

Whether you have retired or just switching jobs, this article is for you. In this first part we will go over employee stock options and what to do with them. In the second installment we will go over your 401k, your IRA, and what to do about them. Happy investing

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Treasuries showed strength this week, with Treasury bond yields staying low despite continued supply via auctions. The Fed has signaled on many occasions that it expects rates to remain low for some time. This week it was the Fed Vice... Read →
Even as the economy continues to show signs of firming and the stock market continues its upward trend, the rate on savings accounts and many CDs continue their downward movement. It's clear that until the Fed raises the Fed Funds rate,... Read →

Savings and CD rates continued to drop over the summer even as the stock market went on one of its longest winning streaks in history, shooting above 9,000 and getting giddy analysts to call for it to rise above the 10,000 mark before long.

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I haven't seen this before. I suppose that it is a sign of the times.

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WTDirect is at it again, offering $150 to open a savings account. This is similar to a promotion they ran last year.

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iGOBanking has just launched a new money market savings account. I checked their website and it has the same rate as their traditional savings account.

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