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Automatic Deposits Into New CDs?
I was wondering if there is any way to setup automatic deposits into new bank CDs or if any banks offer this service.
I'm willing to accept the early withdrawal penalties (... read more
Reward Checking Rates Over The Next Three Years? Switch To CDs?
Any predictions on reward checking rates over the next three years? Are they going to get worse? Stay the same? Improve?
I am thinking of switching part of my funds to a three ye... read more
Are Interest Rates For Existing Certificates Secure??
In light of today's horrid employment report I have my doubts. I see two separate classes of concern:
Banks:
My best understanding is banks must pay the APY originally ag... read more
Penfeds 5% Gas Card Changing, Chance To Make $250
Those of us with the 5% cashback card are being pushed to switch to a different deal. They are going to a point system with 5 points for Gas, 3 for supermarkets and 1 for everythin... read more
Exceeding The US Savings Bond Annual Purchase Limit
Is it possible to exceed the $10,000 annual limit for purchasing I Savings Bonds by buying gifts for each other? For example, if I bought $10k, my wife bought $10k, our daugh... read more
Can I Know Something About The Paper Shadding Sewrvices?
Hello Everyone,
Tell me how can i grow and continue equally valuable and respected relationship with clients.... read more
CD Ladder Or Bond Fund? My Thoughts
For those who follow the Treasury Bond market, you might have noticed a marked increase in yield over the past three months. From 12/19/2011 to 3/19/2012, the 10-year yield went fr... read more
Who Is A Saver?
Just a few random musings. Some folks seem to equate being a "saver" with someone who plunks down extra cash in savings accounts or CDs. "Savers", thus defined, are "hurt" by the F... read more
Retirement Savings: Will $4 Million Be Enough?
The answer is "it depends". The article says it's better to focus on the annual income you will need in retirement rather than the big lump sum for a couple of reasons. ... read more
Unsecured Personal Loan
Hi,
I am looking for an unsecured personal loan around 10000 for investment purposes (secured). I don't own a home and also don't have much credit history. I have a decent ... read more
Where Can I Open A Bank Account Using A "Credit" Card?
Looking to use the credit function of a credit card to open an account and get "thank you" points, but not sure if any banks allow credit to be used to open an account. Any i... read more
Variations In On-Line Banking SSL Certificates
When connecting to on-line banking sites, browsers such as the latest firefox-8.x can show some of the attributes of the SSL certificate, which the bank's server sends to th... read more
Clarification Of Savings Bond Interest
In Ken's October 19 post about Series I savings bongs, he mentioned that they increase in value the first of each month. I purchased some I bonds in November (both paper and electr... read more
Any Suggestions Where To Put Money Now?
I'm looking for an account that pays more interest than I can get at the "big" banks. I don't know if I should lock up these low rates in a CD. The stock market appears... read more
$20 Back + A 10 Second Decision For A Paypal Extras Mastercard
Sure, its a hard pull, but for $20 plus 2% off ebay purchases, it might be worth it.
Use your PayPal Extras MasterCard to get 2x points for all your PayPal and eBay purchases.
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Where Are Your Deposits?
I propose starting a thread for people to post a list of banks where they hold deposit that lists date purchased (if cd), duration of cd and rate. ... read more
Retirement Savings: How To Draw The Max (Safely)
From CNNMoney
"What's the most I can pull from savings each year without running short of money later in life?" It's the single most frequent question I get from retirees and near ... read more
Which Banks Or Credit Unions Accept Non-Resident Aliens?
Does anyone know which Banks or Credit Unions accept Non-resident Aliens (NRA)?... read more
OMG, The 10 Year Just Went Below 2.5%
Who would have thought the 10 year Treasury would trade right around Alliant's 4-year CD?
Folks, this is getting downright ugly.
Bozo... read more
What Are Your Thoughts On The Noise From DC?
I decided the best thing to do was . . . nothing. I guess if everything goes to heck in a handbasket, dollars will still be dollars. So, then my wife will think I'm a genious for h... read more