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The Wrong Way to Protect Your Portfolio Using complex products designed to cater to your sense of fear is rarely a smart move for investors.  |
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Yet Another Goldman Investment You Shouldn't Buy Equity-linked CDs aren't what you think.  |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
CD Rates Rising Recent rate hikes are making CDs more attractive. Just make sure you shop around for the best deal.  |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Gail Liberman |
Boring But Beautiful CDs are looking mighty attractive to some clients these days.  |
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
CDs Aren't Just for Grandma Anymore If you're looking for a no-risk investment with the best yields you can get, look no further than bank CDs.  |
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Lauren Young |
There's Real Juice In CDs With short-term rates rising, yields from certificates of deposit beat those of bonds.  |
The Motley Fool December 26, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Stepping Up Your Savings Some CDs come with bells and whistles; be sure you understand how they work.  |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Make the Most of Falling Interest Rates Act now to lock in some relatively high CD rates.  |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Give Your Money a Break As hard as you work to make money, shouldn't your money work as hard for you?  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
An Offer You Can Refuse Banks' attempts to make CDs relevant again don't go far enough.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Hooray for Rising Interest Rates There's an upside to rising interest rates. Higher rates may be bad for borrowers, but they're good for lenders, which is what you are when you park your money in a bank account.  |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Where to Put Your Short-Term Savings Why settle for getting 1.05% at your bank when you might earn 5% somewhere else?  |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Climbing Down the Ladder Does bond laddering make sense with an inverted yield curve?  |
BusinessWeek September 25, 2008 Chris Farrell |
Safe Investing in a Troubled Economy Here are some of the safest places to invest your money. But the price of safety may be low returns.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Stretching for Short-Term Yield Don't let a higher yield jeopardize the money you need within five years. Boring may be, well, boring, but it is also safe. So when you're searching for fairly short-term yields, make sure the risks you're taking are appropriate.  |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Increase Your CD Income An increasing number of brokers offer brokered CDs, which may pay you more interest than those offered at your neighborhood bank, but make sure you understand all the terms and conditions that apply.  |
OCC Bulletin September 5, 2002 |
Investment Portfolio Credit Risks: Safekeeping Arrangements This guidance alerts banks to the potentially significant credit risks they incur when safekeeping investment portfolio assets with third parties, such as brokers, broker/dealer firms and banks.  |
The Motley Fool December 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Do-It-Yourself Way to Save Your Retirement If you want to protect yourself from stock market losses, doing it yourself can help you save a bundle.  |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Buffett Would Go All In on This Company But should you? Here are a few things to think about.  |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is What You Need When You Retire There are plenty of investments that can generate income for you.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Banks Spit in Savers' Faces Again Banks are shooting themselves in the foot.  |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Trim Your Taxes With Treasuries Until you know the tax implications of a particular investment, you can't make a valid comparison. While high rates will often produce the highest after-tax returns, it's worth a second look to make sure you're not missing out on a better deal.  |
Bank Systems & Technology July 28, 2006 Phil Britt |
Offering High-Rate CDs Online Is Banks' Latest Customer Acquisition Play In an attempt to compete with online-only institutions and nonbank competitors, some traditional banks have begun to offer high-rate certificates of deposit through the Internet to attract customers.  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 |
Investing for Homebuying Don't put your down payment in the wrong place, or you might end up renting again. Short-term money should be kept in a safe place, such as certificates of deposit or money market funds, to protect your principal.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Allan S. Roth |
DIY Annuity Why not build an equity-indexed annuity-like portfolio for your client yourself? In addition to sporting lower fees, it will offer the key advantage of helping your client control irrational financial behavior by bringing peace of mind.  |
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 John Rosevear |
The Best Financial Parking Spots Need to park some funds for a year or two? High-yield bank accounts... Money market mutual funds... Certificates of deposit (CDs)... Bonds and bond mutual funds... Cookie jar...  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
Protect Your Savings From the Fed Rate cuts may be great for borrowers, but they're not great for savers.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Allan S Roth |
A Safer Source of Alpha For your clients with at least $500,000 in assets, helping them earn an extra 100 to 200 basis points of alpha in fixed income is worthwhile and can generate significant additional risk-adjusted returns.  |
Entrepreneur September 2004 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Don't Go Long For fixed-income investors, low interest rates make short-term CDs the best choice.  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo a Buy? Goldman Sachs upgraded Wells Fargo from "neutral" to "attractive," citing the Wachovia acquisition as a long-term earnings driver. Is their analysis correct?  |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Short-Term Money Doesn't Have to Earn Peanuts A savings account isn't the only option for money you might be needing soon.  |
The Motley Fool November 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Get More From Zero With their high sensitivity to interest rates, zero-coupon bonds can add some spice to a sedate bond portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2004 |
Wanted: Safe Short-Term Investments Where should you put money that you'll need in a year or two?  |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Justin Hibbard |
Banks Go Beyond Toasters Banks have gone gaga for the cross-selling approach, and to many people that's welcome news. Signing up for a package of services can give you convenience and discounts.  |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 |
Investing for Homebuying If you want to buy a home soon, your money shouldn't be in stocks.  |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
How to Survive When Rates Fall On a fixed income, falling rates can hurt you. Here's how to cope.  |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
eBay in Reverse While no one will ever label investing in certificates of deposits sexy, you can't blame Washington Mutual for trying. The bank is teaming up with eBay to auction off hundreds of six-month CDs through a new website.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Will Wells Fargo Disappoint on Wednesday? There are reasons to believe the bank has put off taking its medicine over the last couple of quarters.  |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Have You Seen CD Rates Lately? Allocate your cash effectively and you can earn more than 5%. CDs are now comparable to what you'd earn on many bonds, and they're likely to outperform or compete with many stocks, too.  |
Finance & Development December 2010 Arezki et al. |
Bad News Spreads When government debt is downgraded, the ill effects can be felt across countries and financial markets.  |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
Don't Buy The Best Performing Asset of 2010 Zero-coupon Treasury securities may look appealing during periods of market volatility, but quality stocks are the better option  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Are Savers Bailing Out Banks? Rate cuts hurt those on a fixed income. A large group of investors, especially retirees who rely on their savings to pay living expenses, have already started to feel the effects of lower interest rates.  |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Wheels Stay on the Stagecoach at Wells Fargo All things considered, all's well at Wells.  |
Home Theater June 28, 2007 |
Brits Still Love CDs British music fans were still buying CDs in 2006 at the same rate as in 2005.  |
AskMen.com April 4, 2001 Justin Becker |
How To Burn CDs Learn what all the hype is about and find out how to burn CDs for your listening pleasure...  |
Salon.com May 23, 2002 Thomas Claburn |
Give it away now Music start-up FightCloud.com offers CDs free, but says it's making a profit. How can that be?  |
Finance & Development March 2008 Simon Johnson |
Straight Talk: Inside Risks When financial turmoil has major effects, credit derivatives provide useful early warnings for the macroeconomy.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
How to Spot a Stock Scam A little perspective can help you avoid being suckered.  |
PC World July 2001 Eric Dahl |
SimpliCD: No-Hassle CD-Burning Software Creating CDs is easy and fast with inexpensive software that rivals Roxio's popular Easy CD Creator...  |