The Highest Paying National Money Market Accounts

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The Highest Paying National Money Market Accounts

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 | Comments Off

Where should I park my savings? In a savings account or money market? If a money market account, then which money market accounts are offering the best rates right now? Well, it all depends on whether you want a local bank or credit union, or want a national search for the best money market interest […]

Best California 12 month CD Rates

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 | Comments Off

Based on a $10,000 deposit, here are the highest California bank or credit union 12 month cd rates that are over 1.5%. Christian Community Credit Union 1.90% $1k $250k $190 12 – 24 Month Kingdom Builder Certificates – New Money Only Habib American Bank 1.75% $1,500 – 12 Month CD – California First Choice Bank […]

The New Personal Finance

Saturday, August 14th, 2010 | Comments Off

What a year it has been so far. With a real estate crisis, banking crisis, recession and now job crisis in full gear, a new era in personal finance seems to be dawning. The new trends in personal finance that are sweeping the nation are the following: 1. Renting beats buying a home, at least […]

Best 5 year CD rates from California Banks

Friday, August 13th, 2010 | Comments Off

Here are the highest, best 5 year CD rates from California banks right now. Everyone is searching for a higher yield on their savings. The interest rates are at record lows, so what is a California citizen to do? Check the list. If the forecasts for the stock market being in a slump for the […]

SmartyPig Review

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

SmartyPig is a brilliant idea that helps you save and let’s others contribute to those savings as well. SmartyPig is an online website that helps you save toward a financial goal such as a wedding, vacation or some other purchase. Think of it as an online piggy bank that you deposit funds into for some […]

Paypal Plus Mastercard

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Paypal is one of the easiest ways to instantly send money to another person across the world or pay for purchases online. A lot of people like using Paypal to pay for internet goods and service purchases because it’s one extra buffer that prevents internet credit card fraud and protects you as a consumer. It […]

Best National Money Market Account Rates

Saturday, August 7th, 2010 | Comments Off

Presently there are four banks that offer more than a yearly 2% return on their money market account. These four banks include: Everbank 2.25% SmartyPig 2.15% Evantage Bank 2.00% AmericaNet Bank 2.00% Each of these accounts has special conditions. Everbank’s rate only lasts for 3 months. SmartyPig’s APY involves setting up goals. Both Evantage Bank […]

Consumers Cut Up Their Credit Cards

Friday, August 6th, 2010 | Comments Off

Today the St. Louis Fed just released figures on total consumer revolving credit. This is basically consumer credit data but a month late. Total consumer credit fell just .7% but figures show that revolving consumer credit shrunk 6.5% on an annualized basis. The decline went from $831 billion to $826 billion. The last time we […]

Professional Research on Advance Auto Parts and Pep Boys – Auto Parts Growth Boosted by Economic Weakness

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 | Comments Off

www.wallstreetequityresearch.com gives shareholders valuable insight on auto parts stores stocks Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) and Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY). Sign up today at www.wallstreetequityresearch.com to receive free research reports on these equities. The Auto Parts and Stores Industry, valued at $280 billion, is performing well as of late, […]

Get Set for New Credit Card Fees and Professional Cards

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 | Comments Off

The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, known as the Card Act, was designed to protect consumers. However, as we warned earlier, many credit card issuers will certainly raise fees on credit cards in order to recover income lost due to changes specified by the new law. Some of the biggest card […]

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