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High-Yield Savings Just Got Interesting Again

Feb 12, 20265 min read
High-Yield Savings Just Got Interesting Again

For a long time 'high-yield savings' was a generous name for an account paying almost nothing. That has genuinely changed, and most people haven't moved their cash to notice.

The difference between a typical big-bank account and a competitive online one can be hundreds of dollars a year on the same balance — for doing nothing differently.

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This is the savings account I moved my own emergency fund into — no fees, strong rate.

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Keep your spending account where it is. Move the savings somewhere that respects it.