Decision-first guides

Guides for U.S. cash

Start with the amount, timing, access, taxes, and account you already have. No provider can pay to enter a guide or move higher.

12-month goal

Best 12-month CD rates

Insured CDs compared by APY, early-withdrawal cost, and the dollars earned on your amount.

What changes the answer

Your amount, early-access need, and FDIC coverage.

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Keep access

Better than checking

FDIC-insured savings and no-penalty CDs for money you may need without warning.

What changes the answer

Whether the money must stay available without a penalty.

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Predictable income

Pay me interest

Savings, CDs, and Treasuries organized by when the interest reaches you.

What changes the answer

Whether interest should compound or arrive as spendable income.

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Plain language, in context

Terms Hugo explains where they appear

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