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By Doug Whiteman

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Money Market Account vs. Savings Account: Which Earns You More?
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How to Change Banks
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How to send money to someone without a bank account
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Credit Union vs. Bank: Which Is Better for You?
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What Is a High-Yield Savings Account?
By Shane Murphy

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By Richard Glunt

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All the major types of bank accounts explained
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APY: What Is It Exactly?
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By Shane Murphy

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By Doug Whiteman

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By Sigrid Forberg

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What Happens When a Bank Fails
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Americans Are Burying Their Savings in the Bank — That Could Be a Mistake
By Shane Murphy

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How to get a free bank account
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Live Oak Bank Review: Doing It Small, Doing It Well
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By Shannon Quinn

Teaching Kids to Save Money
By Neve Gotshalk

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By Alex Denholm

How Do You Deposit a Check?
By Alex Denholm

You’ve Managed to Get Past Overdrafting — Now What?
By The Penny Hoarder

Savings Account Interest Rates Are Nearing Zero. Here Are More Rewarding Alternatives
By The Penny Hoarder

How to Survive If You Live in a Banking Desert
By Shane Murphy

Aspiration Review: Online Cash Management Account
By Doug Whiteman

Americans Are Saving Far More Than Ever Before. Don't Do It the Wrong Way
By Shane Murphy

What is a cash management account anyway?
By Shane Murphy

Fed Rate Cut Slowing Your Savings? Here’s How to Get More Growth
By Shane Murphy

The Government Just Made Savings Accounts Even More Convenient
By Shane Murphy

Your Bank Might Be Contributing to the Destruction of the Planet. Maybe It’s Time for a Change
By Shane Murphy

Checking vs. savings accounts: Which account is right for you?
By Caitlin Cochrane

You’ve Managed to Get Past Overdrafting — Now What?
By The Penny Hoarder

Where to Exchange Currency
By Esther Trattner

Can You Use a Credit Card to Get Cash From an ATM?
By LendEDU

What are savings bonds and how do they work?
By Richard Glunt

What the Heck Is the Yield Curve? And What Is It Telling Us?
By Doug Whiteman

Here's Why You Need a Separate Savings Account
By Rona Richardson

Should You Get a Senior Checking Account?
By Rudro Chakrabarti

How to Save a Million Dollars for Retirement
By Esther Trattner

What Is a Checking Account?
By Sarah Cunnane

Should You Give a Postdated Check as a Gift?
By Esther Trattner

Wise Up on Compound Interest: A Powerful Force for Saving
By Rudro Chakrabarti

These Clues Tell You It's Time to Break Up With Your Bank
By Neve Gotshalk

The Best Savings Rates
By MoneyWise

How to Choose the Right 529 College Savings Plan
By Doug Whiteman

How to Cancel a Check
By Esther Trattner

What is a certified check?
By Esther Trattner

What Is Libor, and How Does It Affect You?
By MoneyWise

5 Key Finance Basics That Most People Get Wrong
By Esther Trattner

7 Not-So-Essentials That Are Draining Your Bank Account
By Esther Trattner

How to open a bank account
By Caitlin Cochrane

This Big Bank Has Joined the Payday Loans Game
By Doug Whiteman

Many People Don’t Know These Common Financial Terms
By Esther Trattner

You Won't Believe What 40% of Americans Would Do With $10K
By Rona Richardson

What Are Overdraft Fees? And How Do You Avoid Them?
By Caitlin Cochrane

What is APR — and why should you Care?
By Doug Whiteman

The Secret to Getting Rich? Knowing These 7 Money Terms
By Shannon Quinn

Is Amortization the Same as Depreciation?
By MoneyWise