Today's highest CD rate is 4.94% for CD. CD rates from online banks are commonly twice as high as the national average rates.

If you’re concerned that rates will fall in the future, a five-year CD can help you guarantee a fixed yield for several years ...

A five-year CD can help you reach other milestones as you approach retirement.

Something unusual is happening in the CD market right now. Six-month CDs are paying more than five-year CDs, which is backward from how things normally work. That tells you banks expect rates to keep ...

In the current economic climate, putting your money in a certificate of deposit account can provide some stability. If you can afford to lock up some of your funds for a set term, fixed-rate CDs ...

A CD ladder is just a group of CDs with different maturity dates. Instead of putting all your money into one CD, you split it up and stagger when each piece comes due. The biggest benefit is ...

Savers can still find CDs with maturities from six months to five years offering 4.00% APY or higher Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal ...

If you've been watching certificates of deposit (CDs), post-pandemic rates may have come as a pleasant surprise. With many financial institutions offering APYs of 4%, 5%, and even more, CDs quickly ...