http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ing-direct-moves-up-from-last-to-still-last/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ing-direct-moves-up-from-last-to-still-last/comment-page-1/#comment-33577 saving advice Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:57:27 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/06/30/ing-direct-moves-up-from-last-to-still-last/#comment-33577 I would disagree. If you take only interest rate into account, ING lags, but as with all issues of personal finance, you need to look at all aspects. ING is still by far the easiest account to open and for those who have never opened an account, ING is a good way to ease yourself into online banking, especially if you are still new to computers. I also think that the $25 bonus ($50 during tax time) you can get for opening an ING account makes it a no brainer and you can always switch that money out to a higher interest account. Yes, it a perfect world, ING would also pay the highest rate, but I still think for many it is a great account to open, especially for a first account. I would disagree. If you take only interest rate into account, ING lags, but as with all issues of personal finance, you need to look at all aspects. ING is still by far the easiest account to open and for those who have never opened an account, ING is a good way to ease yourself into online banking, especially if you are still new to computers. I also think that the $25 bonus ($50 during tax time) you can get for opening an ING account makes it a no brainer and you can always switch that money out to a higher interest account. Yes, it a perfect world, ING would also pay the highest rate, but I still think for many it is a great account to open, especially for a first account.

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