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IRA CD Rates

If you own an IRA or Roth IRA you can hold CDs (Certificates of Deposit) within these investment vehicles and collect tax free yields. CDs are regarded as one of the safest forms of investment as they are FDIC insured.

There are several different institutions offering IRA CD’s. If you plan on going through a broker for an IRA CD, you will want to compare those CD rates with the ones being offered through other direct banking institutions as these rates are typically higher.

What are the advantages of IRA CDs?

Complete control of funds – With IRA CD’s you may control such features as, CD duration, deposit amount, and banking institution.

The Direct IRA CD is opened under one soc. sec. number

Avoid Withdraw Fees and Penalties – Many banks will waive early withdraw penalties on IRA CD’s. Also, if you lock in a rate that is no longer competitive you may be able to switch to an IRA CD with a higher yield.

CD rates are time-sensitive and change on a regular basis. In order for you to lock in the best CD rate you may wish to return to this page before investing. IRA CD’s are CD investments made within your IRA or Roth IRA account and should be used in combination with other diversified investments.

If you are looking for high yield savings accounts with more liquidity I would suggest money market accounts. If you cant find what you’re looking for on this site, a good external resource for finding and comparing MMA’s is RateCatcher.com

Below are popular Direct Banking Deals with above average returns:

WTDirect 3.06%APY

E*TRADE Bank

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