Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:20PM
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Show me a savings account in a developed country earning above inflation interest.
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Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by jhallenworld on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:28PM
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https://www.fnbodirect.com has .95% for savings (they used to have 6%)
Inflation for March was .85%.
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:31PM
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I think we're quibbling when the difference is .1 percent. Too much capital is chasing too few returns.
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by tiatia on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:37PM
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You must be f. kidding?
http://blog.geckoresearch.com/content/11658
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:42PM
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Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by loeg on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:26PM
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NetSpend (US) promotional rate is 5% annually. Capped at $5000, but that's certainly above inflation for that balance.
Various banks and credit unions (US) have promotional (capped) 2% rates. (Above inflation.) Ally bank (US, online) has a ~1% rate, which is sometimes above inflation (uncapped).
More info: https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/nerdwallets-top-high...
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:30PM
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If you're capping it at a dollar amount, its a marketing promotion/cost, not a true market interest rate.
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by loeg on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:53PM
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Ally and others linked at nerdwallet are not capped.
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:57PM
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Right, but as I point out below, you're not getting ahead making 0.1% above inflation. You're barely tracking it if it increases (and with rents and healthcare costs spiking/not properly tracked in inflation, I'd say you're most assuredly not staying ahead of inflation).
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by loeg on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @04:45PM
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Yeah, but you didn't ask to "get ahead." Just:
> Show me a savings account in a developed country earning above inflation interest.
Anyway, 0.1% above inflation still beats 0% cash-under-mattress (in inflationary environments).
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by nawariata on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:52PM
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Dunno if Poland qualifies as developed country, but most banks here offer an account with 3-5% interest above inflation (or deflation, as we are currently experiencing since year and a half).
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by melvinmt on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:56PM
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Goldman Sachs just started to offer 1.05% on savings: https://www.gsbank.com
US inflation for last 12 months as of March 2016 was 0.9%.
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by notahacker on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:31PM
(#11631021)
Here's my current account
http://www.santander.co.uk/uk/current-accounts/123-current-a...
Needless to say you can do a lot better with specialist products and better still with funky startup consumer investment platforms if you don't mind the risk
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @04:00PM
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> Monthly interest of 3% AER (variable) payable on your entire balance up to £20,000, when you have at least £3,000 in your account.
Capped.
Re:European Central Bank to withdraw €500 note
by notahacker on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @04:41PM
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Sure. After that I have to use their actual savings products, which also pay over current inflation rates. (Or earn 5-12% on a lending product with actual risk associated with it).
Try sticking more than £20k in your mattress.