Tag Archives: Checking/savings

What Is The Best Baking Institution For Basic Checking/savings Accounts?

By Increase Savings | Published: November 27, 2009

I have Bank of America and am not happy lately.

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Is Wells Fargo Biased Or Picky About Who They Will Grant Checking/savings Accounts To?

By Increase Savings | Published: July 18, 2009

Based on my recent experiences, it seem’s to me that you either have to have a perfect credit score, be a person of high profile or fame, or lots of money to open up an account with Wells Fargo. Any truth to that? I requested to open up a regular checking/savings account with them and [...]

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How Much $$$ Should You Keep In Your Checking/savings Account Before Putting The Rest In Investments, Stocks?

By Increase Savings | Published: May 20, 2009

Do you know what is approximately a normal amount of money to have in your savings/checking account? I think lots of people don’t like to keep much cash available in a savings/checking account — instead they prefer to put it in investments like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement plans, etc. But you still have to [...]

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What Is One Of The Best Money Market Checking/savings Accounts With The Highest Interest Yield?

By Increase Savings | Published: May 5, 2009

I currently bank of Bank of America. I am disappointed in their low interest rates and am thinking of switching to a brokerage or mutual fund firm that handles checking and savings accounts as well as retirement funds. Can anyone recommend one that yields a decent rate of return with low fees? I’m also thinking [...]

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