What is Your Favorite "Safe" Investment : CDs, Online Savings, etc...

It is a saving account. My checking pays nothing.

 

maximumpossiblesuffering’s journal account. The vola of a muni bond portfolio.

 

IB - they even spread out your idle cash over multiple CD accounts to stay within the $200k FDIC limit... 1.6% or so

 

9mm -- urban.
7.62x54r -- for volleys, y'know......

 

ally savings account pays 1.85%...that's not bad

https://www.ally.com/bank/online-savings-account/

 

thoughts on series I savings bonds?

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/prod_ibonds_glance.htm

 

Vanguard Prime money market has SEC yield of 2.09%.

I bonds has annual limit of $10,000 per SSN, (additional 5k, if you are getting tax refund and use that refund to purchase IBond) which limits its use. Also you have to deal with TreasuryDirect which is pain

 

Junior college still offer calligraphy, nice hobby and very good weapon.

 

What's the maximum leverage available here? What happens if the OCC busts?

 

I have been using TreasuryDirect for a year and love it.