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Best 529 Plans of 2025
Check out the best 529 plans of 2025 and find the best plan for your child or grandchild’s college savings.
By Erin Bendig Last updated
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Best High-Yield Savings Accounts — April 2025
A high-yield savings account can help you earn a rate outpacing inflation while giving you access to your cash when you need it. See our top choices.
By Sean Jackson Last updated
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Best No-Penalty CD Rates: Lock in Rates Over 4%
No-penalty CDs give you the best of both worlds. You'll earn a healthy rate of return with the ability to take some withdrawals throughout the term.
By Sean Jackson Last updated
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How to Find the Best Jumbo CD Rates
With rate cuts likely happening sometime in the future, locking in an excellent rate of return now maximizes returns. Here are top jumbo CD options.
By Erin Bendig Last updated
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A Checklist for High-Net-Worth Individuals: How to Protect and Grow Your Wealth
A strategic guide to managing, preserving, and expanding your wealth for long-term financial security.
By Dori Zinn Published
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If Trump Fires Jerome Powell, What Happens To Savings and Mortgage Rates?
President Donald Trump expressed his desire to remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell. If the president is successful, how would it impact your savings accounts?
By Sean Jackson Published
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Why You Need a Trusted Contact for Your Brokerage
Your brokerage or bank needs someone to reach out to if it's concerned you're experiencing fraud or cognitive decline. That's where a trusted contact can help.
By John Waggoner Published
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Explore essential habits of the ultra-rich — frugality, multiple income sources and smart investing — and how to apply them on your own wealth-building journey.
Millionaires may seem extraordinary, but their success often comes down to three simple financial habits anyone can adopt.
By Jacob Wolinsky Published
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Are Banks Open on Good Friday in 2025?
Good Friday is almost here, but not everyone has the day off on Friday, April 18.
By Karee Venema Last updated