Low cash yields aren't as big of a problem as you might think.

Investors can use short-term bond funds, stable-value funds and CDs to protect their fixed-income assets when interest rates rise again.

Interest rates for no-penalty CDs have caught up to traditional ones, which have traditionally been depressed in exchange for quick access to cash.

Credit unions are competing for your dollars, too, and often they are more flexible in their responses to their members’ needs. Here are a few cutting-edge credit unions products and services that are worth checking out.

Discover Bank joined the crowd of companies offering breaks for customers who lose their jobs: this time, penalty-free CD withdrawals. Talk about a numbers game.

Market-indexed CDs promise stock-market gains without any risk, plus FDIC insurance, but investors should be weary.

Columnists Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine address consumer concerns about cashing checks at banks (not your own), brokerage fees and beneficiaries.  

Albert Eistein referred to the concept of "compounding" as one of the "Eight Wonders of the World." Find out how you can use the power of compounding to transform your investment portfolio.

A recent bill extends the FDIC-insurance limit to $250,000 until the end of 2013. But why not make it permanent?

You've been able to bid on car insurance rates, airfares and home mortgages online and now you can bid on CDs. Just put in how much you want to deposit and for how long and wait to be presented with the best offer.