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A Boring Dystopia
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I can't remember the last time I saw a bank pay interest, either. If you want to grow a principle balance, you need to invest it, and that gets real iffy when the demented gameshow host decides to manipulate the markets.
It seems like my 401k dips $5k every afternoon when Trump promises something insane, then bounces back the next morning when he doesn't follow through.
Any halfway decent bank/credit union should be giving a decent interest rate given how high the national rate is.
For example Ally gives 3+% on savings accounts - https://www.ally.com/bank/view-rates/
If you have more than a few thousand in your bank you need to look at their financial offerings or consider opening a high yield savings account at a larger bank. My credit union has a few offerings which give 2-3% interest as long as you maintain a balance over a certain amount (usually 1-5k) but most of the account offerings that are more focused on being fee-free only yield about 0.25% interest. And this is all without dipping into actual brokerage and other more risky financial products
Basically it's the difference between $10k earning you $25 a year or earning you $300-400/year
You can open a brokerage account like Fidelity and put the money in a 3-4% cash account(like spaxx). Takes about 10 minutes and it's low risk. Can get your money any time like a bank.