Are I Bonds A Good Investment Now?
Submitted by Sam Cass (bestcashcow.com)
Is now a good time to look at I Bonds? Some say yes, I say no. Here's why.
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Is now a good time to look at I Bonds? Some say yes, I say no. Here's why.
MetLife Bank is offering a 12-Month Certificate of Deposit (CD) at 4.15% APY.
It's already been written on the site but I wanted to reiterate thie deal. Washington Mutual, which was just purcased by JP Morgan Chase, is offering a 12 month CD for 5%. Opening the CD with...
The State Bank of India has upped the ante in the rate game and has bucked the trend of recent rate decreases. It now has the top 6 month and 12 month certificate of deposit (CD) rate.
Bank of America is offering a promo for some of the professional organizations listed on the site - i.e. The Society of Mechanical Engineers - but they are open to everyone. When I contacted Bank...
Bill Gross of Pimco and many other anlaysts are saying that Treasury Inflated Protected Securities (TIPS) are very cheap and offer a good investment as the government's stimulus program begins to...
Ascencia Bank took the #1 spot on the BestCashCow 6 month CD rate tables with a rate of 4.07% APY.
Goldwater Bank, a new, small bank out of Scottsdale, Arizona is offering a very competitive 4% savings account.
California's financial paralysis and its deteriorating fiscal condition is not something that is widely reported. Still, investors hold tens of biillions of its bonds and the state has the fifth...
The tremors of the housing market and credit credit crisis hit another type of investment this week, the auction rate security market. The Wall Street Journal and several other business magazines...
Marketwatch recently posted an article about the attractiveness of Municipal Bonds, pointing out that some long-term munis pay a tax equivalent rate of over 7%. But investors should consider...
There has been a lot of discussion recently on the different yield between AAA municipal bonds and lower rated munis. A paper by the Fed seems to indicate that if you plan on holding on to your...
There is a class of auction rate securities - SLARS - that are causing many of the problems in the ARS market. Their auctions have failed and they have low reset rates. The investment banks are...
KeyBank just came out with a new checking account promotion. They're offering a free iPod nano for opening a Key Express Free Checking Account and making a combination of two direct deposits OR...
Washington Mutual (WaMu) has raised the rate on its online savings account from 3.75% APY to 4%. This is the top rate in the country according to the BestCashCow rate table.
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Type
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Top APY/Rate
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Institution
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2.25%
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Everbank
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0.35%
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Flex Funds
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1.25%
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Country Bank for Savings
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1.10%
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TotalBank
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2.00%
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First City Bank
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2.15%
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USAA Federal Savings Bank
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2.30%
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Atlantic Coast Bank / First City Bank
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2.81%
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USAA Federal Savings Bank
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3.01% |
USAA Federal Savings Bank |
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3.41%
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USAA Federal Savings Bank
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3.36%
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US Treasury
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4.30% |
Royal Bank of Missouri |
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2.00% |
Alliant CU |
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1.51% |
Wings Financial CU |
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1.76%
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Wings Financial CU
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2.10%
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Alliant CU
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2.53%
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Wings Financial CU
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3.03%
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Wings Financial CU
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0.09%
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Various brokerages
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0.19%
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Various brokerages
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0.92%
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Various brokerages
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2.45%
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Various brokerages
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3.77%
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Various brokerages
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