Archive for June 12th, 2008

Where the yields are

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

You might think CD yields would be less than enticing considering the surplus of awful news in the financial sector. Yes, there’s a big push by consumers into government-backed investments that will return 100 percent on the dollar if a bank topples, but there are also banks that need deposits, and plenty of them.- advertisement -

In fact, many institutions are offering good yields on short maturities of one year or less. That gives you a way to earn a decent return while waiting for the turmoil in the financial markets to ease.

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