Where to Invest 1 Million Dollars

August 1st, 2011

The Million Dollar question. Where to invest 1 million dollars? Or $100,000 question (that would be a 10% return)? I don’t have $1,000,000 or any investments offering 10%, so what do I have? For starters, some common sense ideas. I’ll follow that with some individual stock ideas (and for the record, I don’t own any [Read More…]

Small Investment Ideas

July 1st, 2011

As a company our services are tailored to larger portfolios, but I know lots of people come to our site that just have a few thousand or even a few hundred dollars. So here are some ideas for you. Invest Now First, do something. The longer you wait, the less you will earn. A big [Read More…]

10-year, 1-year CDs, & Blocked Ads

June 28th, 2011

Here are some CD rates that will hopefully brighten your day. We are working with an institution offering a 10-year CD at 2.76% APR / 2.80% APY. (Note: Back in June it was 3.45% APR / 3.50% APY. The penalty to close is 1-year loss of interest (updated 6/29/11) 195-Days of lost interest. We would [Read More…]

Jumbo CD Investments Has A New Design

June 24th, 2011

Jumbo CD Investments decided it was about time to “freshen” up our web property. Welcome to our new design. We truly desire to help be a bridge to better banking (and credit union-ing) relationships for you. Along with our new web site, we also moved to a new location and even have “new”, matching furnishings. [Read More…]

Dime Bank – CD Rates

March 9th, 2011

Updated 3/23/2020 Dime Bank was established way back in 1869. They weren’t FDIC insured until 1960. That is pretty remarkable. I read an article where someone theorized that increased FDIC insurance entices banks to take more risk? What do you think? I’ll leave some comments below. Here is the data you came for. :O) FDIC#18200 [Read More…]

Credit Union of Texas – CD Rates

February 28th, 2011

Updated 3/23/2020 Credit Union of Texas has a B+ rating from depositaccounts.com. The general membership requirements are: Persons who live, works or attends an institution of higher learning in Dallas, Denton, Collin, or Rockwall Counties, regardless of their employer. Check their Field of Membership Map for more information. Any member of a school-related association or [Read More…]

California First National Bank – CD Rates

February 23rd, 2011

Update: 3/25/2020 — California First National Bank’s 1-year CD rate is currently 0.25% with a 5,000 min deposit. Visit our current CD Rate Page to see how this compares to other institutions. California First National Bank was established in 2001. California First National Bank operates under a parent company called California First National Bancorp, which [Read More…]

Salem Five Cents Savings Bank – CD Rates

February 11th, 2011

Updated 3/25/2020 Salem Five Cents Savings Bank appears to be quite a healthy bank. Bauer Financial gives them 5-stars (Superior). Depositaccounts.com gives them an “A” rating for financial health. They certainly have competitive CD Rates. FDIC#23296 Stats Updated:9/19 Star Rating:5 (*****) Assets:$5.2BB Equity:$553.5MM Capital Ratio:14.47% Profits(loss):$48.5MM   Phone#:(800)850-5000 Contact:Customer Service Address:71 Washington St.Salem, MA 01970 [Read More…]

Nationwide Bank – CD Rates

February 3rd, 2011

Updated 3/25/2020 Back in 2011 when we reviewed Nationwide Bank they were a very strong player in the national CD market. In December of 2018 they changed their organization to a Trust Company and changed their name to Nationwide Trust Company, FSB (FDIC # 34710). Axos Bank (FDIC # 35546) now handles the banking and [Read More…]

Looking Back, Looking Forward

January 7th, 2011

Note: This was originally going to be released before the year end, but another topic (Main Street Bank)took my time away. 2010 is done. I thought I would do a post and give some of my perspective on last year and what could happen in 2011. I don’t have a crystal ball so I could [Read More…]