I earn $600 in Interest Each Month - Interest Is Income

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By ysdata

Additional Income

Interest is Income do you know that?

If you are not tracking interest rates, you're probably missing out on free money (Additional Income) every month

Interest is Income
Interest is Income

Pros and Cons of CDs

The pros of moving your money into a high-yield certificate of deposit (CD) rather than another type of investment option like -- stocks, money-market accounts, 401ks, or saving accounts are the following:

  • Your money is in a secure investment product that earns higher interest than it would get in a savings or money market account. While there are riskier ways to earn more interest, CDs are FDIC insured.
  • The FDIC (Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation) insures a bank account holder up to $100,000 which includes the money you invest in CDs.

The cons of CD investing would be:

  • Typically the lower the risk, the lower the interest.
  • Certificate of deposits are influenced by economic conditions. CDs with a fix rate however are fixed within the maturity date, but when you want to reinvest the rate maybe lower or higher. Shopping different banks can help solve this problems.
  • There is a penalty charged for early withdrawal. Early withdrawal is determined by the maturity date.

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Similar to bonds, CDs are commonly accepted among people looking to invest money. Although similar to bonds there are some differences when purchasing a certificate of deposit. Interest earned from a CDs is taxable and CDs are only available for purchase from a bank, which provides the FDIC insurance. The other difference worth pointing out is that interest from a CD is paid at the maturity date and normal bonds have periodically schedules.

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sminut13 Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

good hub for one who jus joined. clever

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ysdata Hub Author 4 years ago

Thanks, be sure to check out my other hubpages and join my fan club.

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02SmithA 3 years ago

Good hub. I think CD's are a great choice for a lot of people.

Debt Expert 3 years ago

Great list of pros/cons. My CDs have been a godsend for me and I'm going to continue to invest in them.

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ysdata Hub Author 2 years ago

Although interest rates have been falling, I still invest in CD's. The key is to find the best rate for a reasonable time range. Some of the highest rates are when you invest in a 60 month CD, however that is 5 years. I have been laddering my CD's so that one will mature each year.

Mike 2 years ago

I have been investing in CDs. This year, I made $3137 in interest. The limit to get earned income credit is $3100. Basically, that extra 37$ lowered my tax return by nearly $1500. Any way around this?

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