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The interest-earning potential of an 18-month CD remains strong right now, but is it really worth opening?

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Rates on certificates of deposit (CDs) were high at this point last year, and many consumers opened new accounts to take advantage of them. Now, though, some of those CDs are starting to mature. "A ...

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The Federal Reserve just cut the target federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points. So what does that mean for CD investors? CD rates haven't fallen yet, but they're likely to drop very soon. And ...