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Buying CDs On The Secondary Market
Can anyone help explain the terminology and what the various boxes show in the below screenshot of a Fidelity secondary market CD listing? And how to interpret the info to decide i... read more
Poppy Bank Account Issues this morning?
Anyone else having issues with Poppy Bank log-in? Phone system is also down.... read more
Highest Brokered CD Rates As Of 06/20/2025
As of 11 am ET 06/20/2025, here are the highest rates, at either Charles Schwab brokerage and/or Vanguard brokerage for non-callable, new-issue brokered CDs with terms of 3-month, ... read more
Inflation Creeps Higher In May And Dims Chances Of The Fed Cutting Interest Rates Soon
"The numbers: A key measure of inflation showed a slightly hotter increase in May than Wall Street was expecting, likely cementing a decision by the Federal Reserve to forgo any in... read more
Suggestions For Writing An Effective Financial Blog
As a former contributing writer to the nations largest magazine, I wanted to make a few suggestions to the executive editorial staff for their consideration:
1) Know Your Audience.... read more
Powell Says Fed Is In No Rush To Cut Rates As Dissent Grows
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/fed-jerome-powell-senate-house?mod=hp_LEDE_C_3... read more
Interior FCU Closing All HSA Accounts By Aug 31
Ok found out more info
Interior FCU will be closing all HSA accounts and all HSA money must be moved out by August 31. HSA Cd's must be closed early & money moved too, but no p... read more
What Happens When Your CD Matures On A Weekend/Holiday?
I have never paid much attention to what happens if my CD matures on a weekend/holiday but here’s my experience with three such CDs this year:
Ally Bank: CD matured on a Saturday.... read more
Taking Social Security Early Vs Waiting With Inflation
Wanted to do some calculations about taking Soc Security early (62) vs waiting until Full Retirement (67) and had a couple questions. Though I won't have to worry about this for ma... read more
The New 1St Quarter Information Is On This Site Now.
Haven't looked in a while and checked this morning and both
the banks and credit unions reports are there in the ones
I checked.
If anyone uses it - -
IT IS UP AND RUNNING!!!... read more