Where to Stash Short-Term Cash

Story date: 2008-01-30 09:06:00
Added on: 2008-01-30 21:26:47

Wall Street Journal - Do we let the CD "roll over," or see if we can find an alternative that may offer higher yields? The timing couldn't be worse -- the Federal Reserve has slashed short-term interest rates to 3% from 4.75% last year, when we opened Gerald's account ...


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