Brooklyn Sprunger is a full-time Content Manager and Personal Finance Writer at Motley Fool Money, where she oversees product reviews and ratings while also writing about credit cards, bank accounts, ...

Ever wonder how much your money really earns just by sitting in the bank? That’s where annual percentage yield (APY) comes in. APY shows how much interest your money can earn in a year — and the ...

Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking topics. She is currently a full-time staff writer at Investopedia and one of the country's top experts on ...

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Savings rates are still holding strong to start November, giving savers a welcome edge. Many high-yield savings accounts (HYSAs) are offering between 4.00% and 5.00% APY -- far higher than what you'll ...

The average rate for a savings account right now is just 0.41% APY, according to the latest government data. Yikes. That said, yields among many of the top-earning high-yield savings accounts still ...

At the central bank’s final meeting of the year in December, CME Group’s FedWatch tool predicts a 65% chance of another rate cut. If so, that could mean the average national deposit rate for savings ...