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uppchy said:I would rather use Pentagon CU than ING due to the early withdrawal policy.
DisciplinedHedg6 said:ING with 4.4/4.4% is the best with me because they have no minimums. I put away 1k a month into CDs.
Yeah...I considered that, too. But I figured I would also be opening up an ING account in the future, and it'll be easier to link/access accounts.
Also, as silly as it sounds, the penalty at ING will hopefully have a perverse effect on me and force me to keep CDs in there for the full duration rather than viewing the penalty as beneficial so that I can get the money whenever I want.
But you still have to consider the rate change in the future. What if the rate jumps? This may not happen though.
DisciplinedHedg6 said:uppchy said:I would rather use Pentagon CU than ING due to the early withdrawal policy.
DisciplinedHedg6 said:ING with 4.4/4.4% is the best with me because they have no minimums. I put away 1k a month into CDs.
Yeah...I considered that, too. But I figured I would also be opening up an ING account in the future, and it'll be easier to link/access accounts.
Also, as silly as it sounds, the penalty at ING will hopefully have a perverse effect on me and force me to keep CDs in there for the full duration rather than viewing the penalty as beneficial so that I can get the money whenever I want.
I know what you're saying. But the whole idea of a CD, at least for me, is to lock in a rate which modestly better than savings rates and save over time.
If you start going over the line, and want to time rate changes, then its a whole different ballgame and you are better off using different instruments.
uppchy said:But you still have to consider the rate change in the future. What if the rate jumps? This may not happen though.
DisciplinedHedg6 said:uppchy said:I would rather use Pentagon CU than ING due to the early withdrawal policy.
DisciplinedHedg6 said:ING with 4.4/4.4% is the best with me because they have no minimums. I put away 1k a month into CDs.
Yeah...I considered that, too. But I figured I would also be opening up an ING account in the future, and it'll be easier to link/access accounts.
Also, as silly as it sounds, the penalty at ING will hopefully have a perverse effect on me and force me to keep CDs in there for the full duration rather than viewing the penalty as beneficial so that I can get the money whenever I want.
if interest rates will be going up in the short term (which everything seems to be pointing that way), wouldn't this be a bad time to be locking in 5 year rates?
I've got about $20k at ING in regular savings earning 2.1%. I looked at CDs and decided there was no real upside for the nominal rate increase... but it locked my money down for minimum 1 year. Just didn't seem worth it these days.
Has anyone bought CDs from a broker before? Can anyone share their experiences? The article mentions the pros/cons of buying CDs from a broker. I'm wondering as interest rates start to climb, whether this is a better route or worse, or just another option.
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