Q If you just happen to have $1,000 lying about and you don't need it for six months, where is the best place to put it in the short term?
• Interest-bearing checking account
• Money market account
• Six-month certificate of deposit
• Six-month Treasury bill
According to Bankrate.com, the typical interest-bearing checking account pays 0.98 percent, while a typical money market account pays 2.18 percent. Six-month certificates of deposit pay 2.95 percent.
The winner is the Treasury bill. T-bills are sold at a discount from face value and then redeemed at maturity at full value. The latest yield on a six-month T-bill is 3.71 percent.
Patrick Kennedy
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