http://www.cdrates.org Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:45:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Investment cds can be pretty confusing if you are new to the market. There are so many rules, limitations, and options for the investor. There’s high yield cds, risk-free cds, maturity cds, and cds with callable features. Especially in today’s financial market, it takes a lot research to compare current ... http://www.cdrates.org/2009/09/independent-brokerage-of-cds-vs-bank-cd-investing/ With all the recent turmoil in Washington over federal bailouts and the general dismal outlook for the financial economy, it may seem like the overall answer regarding how this affects your and your finances is equally as dismal. It is a bit more complicated than this, however. Recently, we’ve all ... http://www.cdrates.org/2009/08/feds-cutting-rates-how-does-it-affect-your-cds/ In the current climate of the world’s economy, financial planning and investment has taken on a newer, more dramatic importance in the minds of every consumer. The Federal Government bailouts, interest rate cutting, and other related crisis plans have got us all a little bit more involved in learning about ... http://www.cdrates.org/2009/08/investment-cds-what-is-a-jumbo-cd/ Certificates of Deposit or CDs may seem like one of the last things on your mind these days, what with current economic headlines proclaiming doom and destruction, but cds are actually one of your only safe investing strategies in the current economic climate. CDs and other risk-free investment accounts are ... http://www.cdrates.org/2009/07/strategies-to-maximize-your-cds/ The current economy has made most of us a little wary about our own finances. With more and more bailouts and personal and employer-based accounts and stock options losing more value each and every day, few of us feel confident to do exactly what the economy requires of us to ... http://www.cdrates.org/2009/06/tips-on-safe-investing-in-an-insecure-economy/ If you’re fairly new to the world of low to risk-free investing, you may feel a bit overwhelmed by all the options out there-especially in the midst of a less than stable economy. You may have heard that one of your best bets for safe investing is cds (or certificates ... http://www.cdrates.org/2009/05/types-of-cds/ With the turbulence of today's investment market, many investors are concerned about where to place their capital. Balancing the need for growth with the desire for capital preservation with capital appreciation, many investors are turning to CDs. CD rates vary with the maturity dates offered giving investors choices to consider ... http://www.cdrates.org/2009/04/the-benefits-of-cds-in-todays-investment-market/ Every investor has their own unique risk tolerance, referring to the amount of risk that they are willing to take in order to accomplish a specific level of investment return. In fact, there is an ideal investment return for any specific level of risk, otherwise called the Efficient Frontier. Understanding ... http://www.cdrates.org/2008/08/investment-risk-vs-rewards-2/ If you have made the choice to invest into CDs, you will select among the various CD types for your personal investment portfolio. A CD by definition is an investment certificate that grants the bearer of the certificate a specific rate of interest at the certificate’s maturity date. CD rates ... http://www.cdrates.org/2008/08/understanding-cd-types/ Investing in CDs may seem like a very straight forward process, but to be a well informed CD investor involves understanding the most important component of a CD, its rates. When you are ready to invest into a CD, you will often notice that there is both a stated rate ... http://www.cdrates.org/2008/07/stated-and-apy-rates/