Thank you for all the comments and questions you have been sending in. A reader from Portland wrote to ask: Can you recommend any high-yield savings accounts?
I can. I’ve been very happy with ING Direct. They constantly offer some of the highest interest rates for savings accounts and have no minimum balance or other requirements.
Currently, there is an offer of $50 for all new accounts. That offer is found here, after clicking “Continue.”
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