Thanks to inflation and a higher federal funds rate, certificate of deposit (CD) interest rates have increased exponentially in recent years. CD interest rates barely broke 1% a few years ago. By ...

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

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Despite being a generation born into technology, Gen Alpha isn’t always intuitive about how to use older forms of technology. And just like home videos from the 90s reveal how much life has changed, ...

As your CD matures, one wrong move could leave you stuck with a low rate for months or even years. Here’s how to keep your earnings high despite the Fed’s next cut.

Ok, this isn't quite as simple as the topic makes it sound... bear with me here.<BR><BR>What I want to make is a cd with standard red book audio tracks (so it can play in a standard cd player), and ...

As savings and deposit rates continue edging down, certificates of deposit stand out by offering something rare in today's economy: certainty. With the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting of 2025 ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: Since new cars no longer come with CD players installed, I’m in a quandary. I have about 400 music CDs that ...