Best CD, MM Rates & Bank Special Deals Thread 2023 - Please post updates here

[Car-Guy]

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Originally Posted by pletal Good am. I had a CD come due today, it was 3.25% for 5 Years. On fence about getting a 5 yr CD for 4.55% $200k or going for a shorter time. EWP is 180day interest. I will not need the money before 5 years. Any suggestions? I can't see rates going much higher

Wow, where in the world did you pickup a CD that paid 3.25% 5 years ago? That was a heck of a find 5 years ago.

Regardless, I'd wait until after the next Fed meeting (mid June) before deciding to buy more CD's, especially longer terms... If they pause, CD rates may have peaked. If they raise rates another 1/4 point then CD's still have more room to go up, especially shorter terms.

[erkevin]

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Originally Posted by pletal Good am. I had a CD come due today, it was 3.25% for 5 Years. On fence about getting a 5 yr CD for 4.55% $200k or going for a shorter time. EWP is 180day interest. I will not need the money before 5 years. Any suggestions? I can't see rates going much higher

I have no real answer for you; there are a number of us in this thread playing the same game. I have $100k maturing this month and am hoping for a 5-year non-callable at 5% (not going to happen). Good luck on your decision.

[audreyh1]

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Originally Posted by Car-Guy Wow, where in the world did you pickup a CD that paid 3.25% 5 years ago? That was a heck of a find 5 years ago.

I saw that rate 5 years ago. Rates were going up for a while 2017-2018. I’m pretty sure Andrews FCU offered 3.5% for a while back then. I have a 3% from a little earlier.

[Car-Guy]

Totally missed those....

[pletal]

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Originally Posted by Car-Guy Wow, where in the world did you pickup a CD that paid 3.25% 5 years ago? That was a heck of a find 5 years ago. Regardless, I'd wait until after the next Fed meeting (mid June) before deciding to buy more CD's, especially longer terms... If they pause, CD rates may have peaked. If they raise rates another 1/4 point then CD's still have more room to go up, especially shorter terms.

Car - Guy - , Connexus Credit Union.

[ShokWaveRider]

I have a CD maturing late this year that is 4.75%. I only use Credit Unions. Some folks here probably do not and thus get lower rates.

[njhowie]

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Originally Posted by pletal I can't see rates going much higher

With the debt ceiling deal sealed, Treasury is looking to sell $1 trillion in new debt immediately. This can easily push rates higher. It's a bit of a stretch, but 6% on the one year treasury is certainly a possibility.

Additionally, Fed is likely to continue raising rates. There could be a pause or a small 0.25% hike coming, but rates will likely continue higher. Unexpected strong jobs report kinda shows the rates will go even higher.

We'll see.

[Popeye]

Ally online savings account bumping up from 3.85% to 4.00%

[jldavid47]

Available this morning on Schwab:

CUSIP: 98970LG80
Zions BanCorp, Ntnl UT 5.4% CD 06/13/2024
Settlement Date: 06/14/2023
Maturity Date: 06/13/2024

Not Callable

[njhowie]

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Originally Posted by jldavid47 Available this morning on Schwab: CUSIP: 98970LG80 Zions BanCorp, Ntnl UT 5.4% CD 06/13/2024 Settlement Date: 06/14/2023 Maturity Date: 06/13/2024 Not Callable

Fidelity DSN667754
I put in order for some yeasterday.

[Car-Guy]

So what do you guys (and gals) think (if you care to go out on a limb) the Fed is going to do next week? IMO, dropping rates is unlikely, pausing/holding (maybe), increasing rates another 1/4 point is likely. I'd give the pause a 40% chance and raising rates another 1/4 point about 60% chance. Also, at this point in time, I don't think there will be any rate reductions this year. But what do I really know!

With that said, I'm putting the funds from my maturing CD's (several in June) into SWVXX/SNAXX and holding out for even higher CD rates that I think are coming soon. I had been planning to just roll over maturing CD's into new current rate CD's but with SWVXX/SNAXX pay so well and still going up, I'm holding out for better CD rates. A pretty low risk game, IMO.

[RetiredAndLovingIt]

I just got an e-mail from Discoverbank, my savings are now earning 4% APY

[jldavid47]

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Originally Posted by Car-Guy So what do you guys (and gals) think (if you care to go out on a limb) the Fed is going to do next week? IMO, dropping rates is unlikely, pausing/holding (maybe), increasing rates another 1/4 point is likely. I'd give the pause a 40% chance and raising rates another 1/4 point about 60% chance. Also, at this point in time, I don't think there will be any rate reductions this year. But what do I really know! With that said, I'm putting the funds from my maturing CD's (several in June) into SWVXX/SNAXX and holding out for even higher CD rates that I think are coming soon. I had been planning to just roll over maturing CD's into new current rate CD's but with SWVXX/SNAXX pay so well and still going up, I'm holding out for better CD rates. A pretty low risk game, IMO.

I don't care what the Fed does. I have a long term view of the interest rate environment and am executing my strategy based on that.

[stephenson]

Well, I certainly care what the Fed does! :-)

[Car-Guy]

^^^^^ Me too...

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Originally Posted by jldavid47 I don't care what the Fed does. I have a long term view of the interest rate environment and am executing my strategy based on that.

At my age, I no longer have a long term view on any investments. Unless you consider 12 to 36 mos long term.

[JohnnyBGoode]

Ally just bumped their 18-month CD to 5%. Their 12-month is still at 4.5% - looks like they are targeting the 18-month CD as their sweet spot.

[Dtail]

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBGoode Ally just bumped their 18-month CD to 5%. Their 12-month is still at 4.5% - looks like they are targeting the 18-month CD as their sweet spot.

Interesting as one can buy a brokered Ally Bank CD on Fidelity for 18 months for 5.15%. Non callable.

[Freedom56]

Be patient, even better CD yields that what we saw in March are coming. With MM funds at 5% and still rising, there is no need to rush in. Medium to long term treasury yields are still too low and market forces will eventually cause those yields to tick up slowly.

[Another Reader]

I picked up a few 9 month B of A CD's at 5.3% just now. Fido and Vanguard both have them. I have a couple of older Zion CD's but they are not the strongest bank and I would rather not deal with the FDIC in the event of a failure.

[Sue J]

DiscoverBank is now 4.0%, up from 3.9%.