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The Fed is now more likely to raise rates than cut them next month, so locking a CD near 4.5% looks smart
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged at a range of 3.50 to 3.75 percent at the end of July, but the debate inside...
Municipal bond interest is generally free from federal income tax
Interest paid on most municipal bonds escapes federal income tax entirely, a feature that makes them a fixture in the portfolios of higher-bracket retirees hunting...
Warren Buffett’s favorite market gauge is sitting far above the level he once called a warning sign
A valuation yardstick that Warren Buffett once singled out as one of the best single measures of where the stock market stands is flashing an...
The Fed is holding rates, and the best CDs still pay close to 4% with no cut in sight
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged at a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent at its late-July meeting, and for savers that...
Fed researchers find tariffs lift prices 1%–2% and cut spending 4%
A Federal Reserve research paper finds that households did more than pay a tariff-related premium: they also changed what they bought and how much they...
$14 million allegedly flowed into an investment pool that hid losses with Ponzi-like payouts
A North Carolina investment manager and his firm allegedly raised more than $14 million for a commodity pool while reporting profits that did not exist...
The economy grew just 1.5% last quarter while prices stayed high, squeezing fixed incomes
The U.S. economy expanded at just a 1.5% annual rate in the second quarter of 2026, a marked step down from the 2.1% pace recorded...
The Federal Reserve held interest rates for a fifth straight time, keeping top savings and CD yields near 4.5%
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on July 29, holding the target range at 3.50% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting...
Warren Buffett is holding record cash and warns it’s tough to find value, a caution flag for retirees near market highs.
Berkshire Hathaway closed the first quarter of 2026 with a record $397 billion in cash and short-term Treasury bills, a stockpile worth more than a...
Celsius founders were ordered to pay $16.5 million over crypto deposit safety claims
Celsius Network’s founders were ordered to pay $16.5 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges centered on how the crypto platform described customer deposits. The...
A five-year CD now pays as much as 6.25%, before the Fed cuts rates.
Savers hunting for yield have a narrow window to lock in five-year certificate-of-deposit rates as high as 6.25 percent, a level that sits far above...
Capital One is mailing automatic checks from a $425 million settlement to former 360 Savings customers, based on the interest they lost
Former Capital One 360 Savings customers are receiving checks in the mail without having to file a claim, part of a $425 million multistate settlement...
Inflation cooled to 3.5% in June as oil prices fell
American consumers got a break at the gas pump in June, and it showed up in the national inflation numbers. The 12-month Consumer Price Index...
The Federal Reserve meets July 28 and 29, and with a rate cut unlikely, savers can still lock in CDs paying close to 4.9%
Savers holding cash in short-term accounts still have a narrow window to lock in 12-month certificate of deposit rates near 4.9 percent, even as the...
Money-market funds pay around 4% while big banks still pay near zero on ordinary savings
Millions of Americans with cash sitting in traditional savings accounts at the largest U.S. banks are earning almost nothing on those deposits, even as money-market...
Top CDs still pay up to 4.94%, and the Fed could actually raise rates at its July 29 meeting
Depositors hunting for the best certificate-of-deposit yields can still find annual percentage yields as high as 4.94 percent at select banks, even though the Federal...
3 million investors are owed $10 billion in forgotten stocks and funds, and a free search reunites them
Roughly three million people own stocks, mutual funds, or other securities they do not know about, with the combined value of those forgotten holdings reaching...
If your brokerage fails, SIPC replaces up to $500,000 in cash and securities
Investors holding cash and securities at a broker-dealer that collapses face a hard ceiling on what they can recover. The Securities Investor Protection Corporation replaces...
Series EE savings bonds double in value if you hold them 20 years
Americans who buy a $10,000 Series EE savings bond today will hold $20,000 after two decades, regardless of what interest rates do in between. The...
CVS has taken over prescriptions from 626 former Rite Aid and Bartell stores in 15 states
Millions of pharmacy customers across 15 states now fill their prescriptions at CVS after the chain absorbed patient records from 626 former Rite Aid and...