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Best High-Yield Savings Accounts - Earn 4.35%
Our high-yield savings options provide rates up to 4.35%, helping you beat inflation and grow savings faster.
By Sean Jackson
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Best No-Fee High-Yield Savings Rates
If you want to achieve short-term savings goals, these are the best options to consider. Best of all, they are fee-free.
By Sean Jackson
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Best One-Year CD Rates
Savings The best 1-year CD rates are a smart way to achieve short-term savings goals.
By Sean Jackson
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Money Market Account Basics
savings Money market accounts give you rates of return rivaling high-yield savings accounts, with more flexibility to access your cash.
By Donna LeValley
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How to Leave Different Amounts to Adult Children Without Causing a Rift
Here’s how to leave different amounts to adult children without causing a family rift.
By Julie Halpert
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15 Reasons You'll Regret an RV in Retirement
Making Your Money Last Here's why you might regret an RV in retirement. RV-savvy retirees talk about the downsides of spending retirement in a motorhome, travel trailer, fifth wheel, or other recreational vehicle.
By Bob Niedt
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Introducing Your CD's Edgier Cousin: The Market-Linked CD
Traditional CDs are a safe option for savers, but they don't always beat inflation. Should you try their counterparts, market-linked CDs, for better returns?
By William Skillender
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What Is a Safe Harbor 401(k)?
Part of the Small Business Job Protection Act, this type of 401(k) makes it easier for small businesses to offer retirement plans to their employees.
By Kathryn Pomroy
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Find the Best 30-Year Mortgage Rates
Here are some of the best 30-year mortgage rates today as they've started slowly going down.
By Carla Ayers
