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Here are 3 places to earn 4% on your money starting this June
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TL;DR
- Current economic conditions include high inflation and high interest rates, with softening wages.
- Traditional savings accounts offer low interest rates (around 0.38%) that do not keep pace with inflation.
- Alternative accounts like CDs, high-yield savings accounts, and money market accounts offer rates of 4% or more.
- CD accounts offer a fixed interest rate for a set term, but early withdrawals incur penalties.
- High-yield savings accounts offer competitive variable rates and allow for easy access to funds.
- Money market accounts provide high variable rates, check-writing features, and combine banking needs.
- Switching to these accounts can help savers avoid losing money to inflation and earn a better return.