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Tips on Choosing an Online Broker
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By BankingMyWay.com StaffNowadays, you can do virtually anything online. You can go to school, reconnect with long lost family members, plan a vacation and even manage your entire investment portfolio without ever meeting a broker face-to-face. Read more»

Weekly CD Rates: April 28
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By Brian O’ConnellBank CD rates fell universally downward last week, perhaps due to the recently-completed Federal Reserve Board’s 19-bank "stress test," which appears to have disrupted month-long average yield swings to the upside in most CD categories. Read more»

Avoiding Early CD Withdrawal Penalties
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By Brian O’Connell A growing number of financial services firms are waiving the early withdrawal penalties on CDs. E Loan, for example, waived such fees in March and Bank of America’s (Stock Quote: BOA) Risk Free CD enables investors to withdraw funds prior to the maturity date without incurring any penalties or fees. Read more»

A Big Look Into Jumbo CDs
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By BankingMyWay.com StaffLike traditional CDs, Jumbo Certificates of Deposit (CDs) are relatively safe investments that offer the opportunity to earn interest with minimal risk. Read more»

Weekly CD Rates: April 21
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By Brian O’Connell Despite slivers of sunlight in the economy in the form of stronger bank balance sheets, investors still seem to be okay with shopping for the best rates on CDs and money markets than to plow big money into equities. Read more»

The Promise of Safety With CDs
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By BankingMyWay.com StaffInstability in the market and massive losses in stock portfolios has caused a recent wave of fear about equity investments. In such an environment, so-called safe investments have gained in popularity. Chief among the so-called safe investments are certificates of deposit (CDs). Read more»

Questions Raised as CD Rates Slide
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

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The Risk Behind CD Alternatives
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By Jeff Brown With CD, savings and checking yields in the basement, is there an alternative? Perhaps an interest-paying investment that’s a bit more generous?Sure. But don’t forget the old saying: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Read more»

CD Rates Fall This Week
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By Brian O’ConnellThere’s a growing school of thought among Wall Street fixed-income traders that banks are content to keep certificate of deposit rates low. With investment profits tough to come by, banks will continue to low ball CD customers every week and hope they don’t complain too much. So far in 2009, that strategy has worked out pretty well for banks. Read more»

Flex CDs: The Pros and Cons
By: BankingMyWay.com Staff

By Farnoosh TorabiAre you annoyed with the measly 0.5% rate on your bank savings account? Know you could get a higher rate with a certificate of deposit, or CD, but don’t want to lock your cash up for nine months or two years given so much uncertainty in the market? Read more»

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