Certificates of deposit don't have much horsepower for savers (Market Watch)
Story date: 2008-02-12 04:52:50
Added on: 2008-02-12 17:00:14
With the cost of living on the rise and interest rates on the decline, that makes bank certificates of deposit that are more than a 1.5 percentage points behind inflation a dumb idea.
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