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Smith Barney Pulling Out the Stops to Delay Transfers - Trying to Stop a Run on the Bank

Posted by phillanuto 1227 days ago, popular 1227 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bank run citi smith barney
I've been trying to move large amounts of money out of Smith Barney to the higher yielding online savings
and CD accounts. This week, Smith Barney [...] read more »
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The Beer and Internet Stock Story

Posted by phillanuto 1253 days ago, popular 1252 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: live for today savings stock investing
I came across this story several years ago and thought it was appropriate for today. You can save and invest all of your life and still not come out[...] read more »
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Government Sells T Bills at 0%; Hasn't Happened Since Great Depression

Posted by phillanuto 1265 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bonds tbills treasuries
In an auction on Tuesday, the Treasury sold $30 billion of short-term securities at a 0% interest rate. Investors were willing to accept 0 return to [...] read more »
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State Bank of India Raises Rates on 6 Month CD to 4.32% APY and 12 Month CD to 4.68% APY

Posted by phillanuto 1271 days ago, popular 1270 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: best cd rates cd rates top cd rates
The State Bank of India has upped the ante in the rate game and has bucked the trend of recent rate decreases. It now has the top 6 month and 12 mont[...] read more »
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Harvard's Endowment Drops 22%; Marks Popping of Higher Ed Bubble

Posted by phillanuto 1272 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Business | Tags: college bubble harvard endowment
Harvard today announced that its endowment had dropped by 22% or $8 billion. The loss is greater than the total endowments of all but 4 universities.[...] read more »
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Dow Jones Crash Comparison - Great Depression and Today

Posted by phillanuto 1285 days ago, popular 1284 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: crash depression stock market
Today, as I watched the Dow sink below 8,000, I wondered how the sell-off of the last six months compares to the sell-off during the Great Depression[...] read more »
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Top Bankers Say Competition for Your Money is Insanity

Posted by phillanuto 1287 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: high rates insanity james wells
Bloomberg published an article today in which several analysts and bank execs said the rates being paid by some banks were insanity (way too high). I[...] read more »
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Does Opening a Savings, CD, or Checking Account Impact Your Credit Score?

Posted by phillanuto 1294 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cd credit score savings
We’ve all heard stories about how applying for many savings or cd accounts can have an adverse impact on your credit score
. Is this really true? To[...] read more »
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Savings Account and Certificate of Deposit (CD) Rate Analysis

Posted by phillanuto 1297 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cds rates savings accounts
Analysis of how savings account rates and certificate of deposit rates (cds) are trending base on current and historical data. Updated November 6, 20[...] read more »
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Are I Bonds A Good Investment Now?

Posted by phillanuto 1307 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bonds i bonds inflation bonds
Is now a good time to look at I Bonds? Some say yes, I say no. Here's why. read more »
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Bank of America Offering Top 90 Day CD Rate at 4.25% APY

Posted by phillanuto 1319 days ago (http://bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bofa cd certificates deposit
Bank of America is offering a promo for some of the professional organizations listed on the site - i.e. The Society of Mechanical Engineers - but th[...] read more »
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Savings Rates Holding Up During Banking Crisis

Posted by phillanuto 1320 days ago (http://bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking crisis savings rates
Last week the Fed cut rates by 50 basis points (half a percent) but the average rate paid on a savings account
has not dropped significantly. Going [...] read more »
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Federal Deficit Could Soar to $1 Trillion in 2009

Posted by phillanuto 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: deficit national debt
Think the deficit and debt are bad now - $30,000 for every person in the US. Just wait another year. This is the unspoken story. We're just trading [...] read more »
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Information on Best CD Rates in the United States

Posted by phillanuto 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: best cd rates cd rates top cd rates
Information on the best cd rates in the country. Covers different terms as well as various types of cds from regular FDIC insured, to brokerage cds,[...] read more »
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US Partially Nationalizing Top US Banks - Citi, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and More

Posted by phillanuto 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout plan nationalization
It's a screaming headline and it's true. After bringing this country to its knees, many key US banks are now going to have to deal with Uncle Sam f[...] read more »
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