I am about to recieve around $3,000. I would like to put it into a savings, no stock market. What shoudl i do?

Question

I'm 19 years old so i got my life ahead of me to wait on a cd or whatever. Dont think anything could arise where i would need the money immediately

Answer 1

Here's the perfect answer for you. Go to www.hsbc.com and sign up for an online savings account. You get 5.5% interest (the highest in the nation for a savings account). And it's easy to transfer money to and from and you don't have to hold it in there for any amount of time. I have it and I love it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

DON'T put it into a savings account! If you are lucky you will get 0.25%. That's not a lot.

You can, however, put it in a money market. You will earn a much better rate of interest and, able to write what amounts to a check if you need the money right away.

If you can wait a bit to get it you might consider putting it in a CD for as long as five years. You will earn interest every quarter.

Or if you can wait a long, long, time start an IRA. It might even be tax deductible.

Answer 4

Millionso... does NOT have the perfect answer. That 5.5% (now 6% APY) is just a teaser rate, only good until April 30, 2007. Then it goes back to the regular rate of (now it is) 5.05%. As another responder mentioned, AmTrust Direct in Cleveland (through the internet) has a rate of 5.23 yielding 5.36% APY. And it is not just a temporary teaser rate. For the highest rates on savings, money market accounts or Cds go to www.bankrate.com and decided for yourself where to put your money.

Answer 5

I am shocked at all the poor answers. first, are you young or older? if your young, $3000 in a modest stock fund should get you 11% - 18% return, roll that over every year and add 5% of your salary, upping it 1 % every year for 5 years and you will be retired with a nice nest egg.

Answer 6

money market with a yield somewhere in the 5% range would probably be your best bet. Wait for the market to tank a little more then jump into an index fund or ETF.

Answer 7

Good way to save mate! =]
There are very nice online savings right now giving you 5%+ APY.
I currently have Etrade Complete Savings 5.05%, EmigrantDirect 5.05%, Grand Yield Savings 5.27%, and Amtrust 5.36%.

I would recommend if you want fast transfer between your checking and savings to go with either Etrade or EmigrantDirect.
There are also reputable savings account from HSBC and ING Direct.

Answer 8

put it into a 6 month or 1 year CD at your bank

Answer 9

buy some property...something that you can fix up and sell for more !cds make you wait to get your money out or back .

Answer 10

Here is an idea for you: