I just finished creating the new Bromoney savings rate addon that lets you track the top savings rate from your firefox browser. You can track the top savings rate or track the savings rates from an individual bank. You can download the plugin from mozilla, but I believe you need to register an account with…
FNBO Direct is offering an online savings account with a yield of 1.25% APY. Unfortunately this is a competitive rate for an online savings account these days. The days of the 5% online savings accounts are long gone. This rate is competitive with all the online savings accounts being offered. You can find a higher…
ETrade Bank Complete Savings Accounts are now Discover Bank Online Savings Accounts. All accounts will be transferred over to Discover Bank around March 7th, 2010. This comes as Discover Bank upgrades its online banking platform. Discover is upgrading in an attempt to put their platform on par with internet banking sites like ING Direct. The…
If you have your own business you probably have a small business checking account, but you may have not considered getting a small business savings account. If you’ve got some excess money in your business there’s no point in not getting a little interest off of it. It makes sense to have a local checking…
A 529 college savings plan is run either by the state or a higher education institution. They’re designed to help families put away money for their child’s college fund. It is called a 529 because of section 529 of the IRS code. State 529 college savings plans don’t have to be used in the state’s…
Getting a jump start on your retirement is always a good idea. Thinking about your retirement in your early 20’s isn’t normal, but it should be. Fewer than 30% of workers between the ages of 21 and 24 participate in a retirement plan that their employer offers. This is compared to over 60% of workers…
Here’s a simple easy to use savings calculator you can use to calculate how much you’ll have at your retirement or how much you need to put away each month/year for your child’s college savings fund. Total Added Each Month to Savings: Number of months/years: MonthsYears Interest rate on savings: % End Amount : Just…
Alliant Credit Union is offering a 2$ APY savings account and 1.75% APY checking accounts. Alliant has consistently provided some of the most competitive rates on the market. To visit their site click here. Their online banking has a ACH transfer system which is a nice plus; however, the transfers are limited to $10,000 unless…
Peoples Bank in North Carolina is offering a savings account with 2.02% APY on balances over $10,000 and 0.5% APY for balances below. This account is available nationally. There’s a $500 minimum deposit which is also the daily balance needed to void a $15 quarterly fee. There are only 6 free withdrawals per quarter and…
Solera National Bank is currently offering savings accounts that yield 3% APY. This rate could change at any time, but it’s been level since January. You need at least a $100 balance to avoid a $5 quarterly fee, which should be pretty easy to do. Interest is paid out quarterly and if you close your…