Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. After climbing for the past couple of years, CD rates have been slowly declining in 2024. CD rates tend to track the federal funds rate.

But, a certificate of deposit (CD) can help. That's because today's leading accounts come with higher returns than the current inflation rate. However, strong current returns aren't the only ...

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Business Insider's personal finance team compared Fidelity CDs to the best CD rates and discovered it was a standard offering. Its CD rates are generally strong, but they change often, and ...

At the last Fed meeting, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady. Fed rates tend to impact CD rates, so it's expected that CD rates will stay relatively stable until the next Fed meeting ...