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High-interest checking accounts are growing in popularity, as they combine the best aspects of high-yield savings, with the ...

Martin Dasko has been helping millennials make sense of their finances without missing out on what life has to offer since 2008. He started his financial writing career as a business major at Ryerson ...

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. Checking account fees eat away at ...

A student checking account can be a first step in financial independence and building money management skills. While typically marketed to college students, helping your high schooler open a student ...

A traditional checking account, also called standard or basic, is your bare-bones account. “These accounts are very easy to access,” said Matt Hicks, vice president of deposit products and member ...

Business checking accounts are for business revenue and expenses. Personal accounts are for your personal finances. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Checking accounts keep cash easily accessible and are designed to cover short-term expenses, like rent and groceries. It's a common rule of thumb to keep one to two months' worth of expenses in a ...