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Can you provide the link where they are showing this 3-yr MYGA at 4.4%.
I am seeing a 3-yr MYGA at 4.10%. The company, Guggenheim Life Insurance, is rated A-
Where do you see 4.4%? Is that for lower-rated companies? How low are you willing to go rating-wise?
The Gainbridge direct link offers the 4.4%.
I’m just the middleman, not the one who said he was investing in them. Although I’m still really tempted to lock up some liquidity. My optimism for a 4% CD has taken a hit lately, and I currently have too much exposure to liquid rates for my comfort.
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Ally Bank has just increased its Online Savings account interest rate.
Watch for a likely soon-to-come jump in the Ally Bank NPCD APY.
Ally NPCD == savings == 1.15%, so the NPCD is pointless.
That is quite revealing. Thank you for posting.
Customarily the NPCD APY is a bit higher than the perfectly liquid accounts. This because the funds are slightly more locked in. However:
Ally at this point is paying no interest rate premium for people going the NPCD route. What could they be thinking?
The one advantage, for us, of an NPCD is that the issuing financial institution is locked in. They cannot lower the interest rate on an NPCD as they can with a savings account. So:
Could this mean the pointed heads at Ally are factoring in possibility of lower interest rates? Hence they are avoiding paying a premium interest rate for funds that lock them in?
Obviously I dunno. But I guess time will tell.
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Note:
NPCD = No Penalty Certificate of Deposit
These CDs have no early withdrawal penalty.
Factor in the above as you make your remain short/go long decisions.
Note as mentioned a few posts back, the next Fed meeting remains (now just a bit less than) three weeks away.
Langley FCU 33 month promo CD pays 3.25% APY
Anyone may join this CU. You need at least $500 to get in on this deal.
Note I have not done this deal personally so I do not know the EWP. This is something you should learn before you jump in. Because this is a promo situation there might be (or might not be) special terms and conditions. Ask.
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Note:
EWP = Early Withdrawal Penalty
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ETA
OK, I found the “gotcha”:
So only 3.15% APY unless you’re willing to tolerate the annoyances.
FYI, the current treasury rates for a 2-5 year terms are about 3.13%. So I would buy the treasuries instead of the CD if state taxes matter to you.
Yes, the CD does have a put option if rates rise even more (and treasuries fall) at a cost of the EWP, so that’s worth something too in favor of the CD.
Sorry. That is wrong. I was in error. There are no annoyances. The promo rate on that Langley 33 month CD account is a straight 3.25% APY.
Ken has now written this Langley account up. He did a better job than I did:
https://www.depositaccounts.com/banks/langley-cu/offers/
Ken mentions there is a 180 day early withdrawal penalty, which is not too bad these days.
Anyway, who really cares, as long as we find out the best rate’s available.
So I discovered a pretty good chunk of available $$’s in a savings account only drawing .60%.
I’m trying to decide between two offers with which to place those funds.
Ag Fed 18 mo 2.60%. OR Langley 33 mo 3.25%.
Looking for suggestions?
At this point, transfer it to Bask at 1.6%, and wait a couple weeks for the next Fed meeting.
Right now, TD Ameritrade has brokered CDs available, 1 year at 2.65% and 2 years at 3.2%. They also have callable CDs for 3%/3.5% for those same terms,
Navy Federal CU has a 33 month CD at 2.6%, min 1k, max 100k. Not a great rate, but they allow additional deposits so might be worth the $1000 to have options if rates don’t look as good 18 to 24 months from now.
Seeing the same CD situation at Vanguard: Trade ETFs, stocks, Vanguard funds, and non-Vanguard funds
But the most interesting to me about that link is Treasuries seem to beat CDs for anything under 2 years.
Thanks for the reminder! I have a large CD maturing later in the fall, and this will lock in a minimum rate I’ll be able to roll it into. I dont see rates flipping that much that soon, but interest on the $1k minimum is negligible regardless.