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Recent Media Mentions

2013

• Consumer Reports: Get a better return on savings (Jun 2013)
• WSJ: What Are CDs Good For? (Mar 2013)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Where to stash your cash -- March 2013 edition (Mar 2013)
• Bottom Line: The Shrewdest Money Moves You Can Make in 2013 (Feb 2013)
• Kiplinger: 10 Best Ways to Earn More Interest on Your Savings (Feb 2013)
• Boston Globe: Salem Five, other banks set up Internet units with higher interest rates (Feb 2013)
• Forbes: Why Traditional Banking Might Go the Way of the Piggy Bank (Jan 2013)
• San Antonio Express News: Texas-size troubles for the state's No. 12 bank (Jan 2013)
• WSJ: Finding High Rates Online (Jan 2013)
• Kiplinger: Where to Stash Your Cash Now (Jan 2013)

2012

• CBS MoneyWatch: 13 money tips for 2013 (Dec 2012)
• Boston Globe: Interest rates can’t entice, so banks offer bonuses (Dec 2012)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Ally Bank changes words, not policy, on CDs (Oct 2012)
• WSJ: Online Banks Boost Rates to Lure Savers (Sep 2012)
• WSJ: The Hunt for Higher Bank Yields (July 2012)
• Reuters: Stern Advice-Finding income in a low-interest environment (July 2012)
• American Public Media: Emergency fund 101 (June 2012)
• CBS Money Watch: Where to stash your cash today (May 2012)
• USA Today: How to squeeze out higher interest rates from your savings (May 2012)
• WSJ: Fund Firms Challenge Banks (May 2012)
• Forbes: Depositors and Investors, Not Regulators, Must Restore Trust In the Banking System (May 2012)
• CNN Money: Best Deals on Banking (May 2012)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Jill on Money: Social Security, insurance, IBonds (April 2012)
• American Institute for Economic Research (AIER): Restoring Trust in Banking (April 2012)
• Forbes: 3 Areas That May Need Some Financial Spring Cleaning (March 2012)
• AARP: The Two Faces of Your Financial Planner (March 2012)
• Chicago Tribune: Coping in a Low Interest World (March 2012)
• CBS News: Federal Reserve: Bankers sound (almost) upbeat (March 2012)
• SmartMoney: Where to Park Your Cash Now (March 2012)
• Wall Street Journal: Cash: Where to Find the Best Rates (March 2012)
• LifeHacker: Where to Stash Your Emergency Fund for The Best Rates and Security (March 2012)
• CBS News - Jill on Money: Lump Sum, Annuities, Diversification (March 2012)
• Bloomberg: Strategies for Wringing More Yield Out of Your Cash (March 2012)
• Wall Street Journal: Check Your 1099 Lately? (Feb 2012)
• Consumer Reports: How useful are bank-finder sites? (Feb 2012)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Credit union's CD penalty switch punishes members (Feb 2012)
• Indiana News Center: Bank Card Fees That Eat at Your Wallet (Feb 2012)
• AARP: 3 Steps to Stay Afloat in Tough Times (Jan 2012)
• Pittsburgh Tribune: Savings bond switch leaves 'em grousing (Jan 2012)
• CBS News: Open a CD, get a free iPad2 & more (Jan 2012)

2011

• Ally Bank Talks to Ken from Deposit Accounts About His Retirement Plans (Dec 2011)
• Reuters: Interest rate cuts irk online banking customers (Dec 2011)
• Today: Bank Transfer Day won't help savers (Nov 2011)
• Credit Card Assist: Deposit Accounts – Best of the Best Blogger Series (Nov 2011)
• Consumerist: Wells Fargo Does CD Paperwork For Wrong State; It's Your Problem (Nov 2011)
• Bloomberg: Bank Fees Are a Credit Union’s Best Friend (Nov 2011)
• LifeHacker: Great, Unusual Alternatives to Banks Charging High Debit Card and Monthly Fees (Oct 2011)
• Forbes: How to Avoid New Debit Card Fees (Oct 2011)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Where to Stash Your Cash - Fall 2011 Edition (Oct 2011)
• Reuters: Stern Advice: Upstart banks want your checking account (Sep 2011)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Bond Bubble Threat Larger Than Ever (Aug 2011)
• Time: Online Banking Customers Demand Paper Checks (Aug 2011)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Safe CD To Stash Your Cash (Aug 2011)
• CNN Money: Where to find the best savings rate (Jul 2011)
• Yahoo Finance: 5 easy ways to raise cash (Jul 2011)
• Forbes: 5 Financial Moves to Make by 30 (Jul 2011)
• Forbes: Worried About Rising Interest Rates? 5 Things You Can Do (Jul 2011)
• US News: 4 Unusual Places to Stash Retirement Funds (Jun 2011)
• Kiplinger: I-Bonds Trounce Bank Yields (Jun 2011)
• WSJ: In Stashing Cash, Look Ahead (Jun 2011)
• Star-Telegram: U.S. savings bonds have become attractive investments (May 2011)
• LifeHacker: Four Low-Risk Ways to Generate Passive Income and Make Your Money Work Harder for You (May 2011)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Safe Bond Offers Minimum 2.5% Rate (May 2011)
• BankRate: 5 Easy Ways to Raise Cash (May 2011)
• BankRate: 5 Low-risk Ways to Earn Higher Interest (Apr 2011)
• CBS MoneyWatch: 3 Best Places to Stash Your Cash (Apr 2011)
• CNN Money: 100 Best Money Moves (Apr 2011)
• Chicago Sun-Times: Beware the Fine Print in Long-term CDs (Mar 2011)
• Yahoo Finance: 8 Facts You Should Know About Credit Unions (Mar 2011)
• MainStreet: 2 Reasons to Check Your CD’s Fine Print (Feb 2011)
• CBS MoneyWatch: 5 Quick Ways to Get More Money Now (Feb 2011)
• CNN Money: The 8 Least Evil Banks (Jan 2011)
• Chicago Tribune: Ferreting out free checking (Jan 2011)
• CBS MoneyWatch: 4 Ways to Beat the New High Bank Fees (Jan 2011)
• Kiplinger: What to Expect From Your Bank This Year (Jan 2011)
• USA Today: Dig to Uncover Respectable Return on Short-Term Savings (Jan 2011)

2010

• CBS MoneyWatch: Best Place for Your Cash? Not a Money Market Fund (Dec 2010)
• CNN Money: Avoid Nasty ATM Fees by Shopping Around (Dec 2010)
• CBS MoneyWatch: 5 Financial Reasons to Be Thankful (Nov 2010)
• Consumerist: List Of Sick Banks Rise To 17-Year High. Is Yours On It? (Nov 2010)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Best CDs - Where to Find Them (Oct 2010)
• Chicago Tribune: Smart moves can increase interest income (Sep 2010)
• CBS MoneyWatch: Four CDs That Protect Against a Bond Bubble (Sep 2010)
• Parenting Magazine: Best CDs - Make More on Your Checking Account (Sep 2010)
• USA Weekend: Earn more on your savings (Aug 2010)
• CBS MoneyWatch: The Best CD in America (Aug 2010)
• Clark Howard: A Bank that Pays You to be Their Customer? (Aug 2010)
• CNNMoney: Where to Stash Your Emergency Cash (June 2010)
• MSN MoneyCentral: 5 Ways to Earn More From Your Bank (May 2010)
• Consumer Reports: Hidden Fees Exposed (Jan 2010)

2009

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• USA Today: Savers can make some money by carefully stashing cash (Sep 2009)
• USA Today: Safe CDs, checking accounts for investors scared of stocks (Mar 2009)
• Wall Street Journal: Better Yields Are Still Out There (Mar 2009)
• Wall Street Journal: Tempest-Tossed? Take Some Control (Mar 2009)
• Wall Street Journal: Better Yields Are Still Out There (Feb 2009)

2008

• Money Magazine: Inside a financial planner's portfolio (Dec 2008)
• New York Times: Five Basics for Building a Solid Financial Future (May 2008)

2007

• New York Times: Rate Chasers Are Online and Moving Cash Quickly (Oct 2007)

2006

• Money Magazine: Four great ways to save (Mar 2006)

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