23 Quotes by Greg McBride

Conspicuous in their absence from the Best Deals are the largest institutions, with large branch and ATM networks and extensive regional footprints. Not so among the 20 Worst Deals. Better-than-average yields and low minimum balance requirements on accounts offered by smaller local or regional thrifts are common trademarks of those making the Best Deals list.

There's a game of one-upmanship in terms of who's offering the best yields. Every household needs a liquid savings account in a place where you can keep up with inflation and the Internet is certainly a powerful platform to market to customers in a cost-effective way.

There's a game of one-upmanship in terms of who's offering the best yields, ... Every household needs a liquid savings account in a place where you can keep up with inflation and the Internet is certainly a powerful platform to market to customers in a cost-effective way.

Stringing a car loan out is not healthy. Four years on an auto loan is normal. Seven years is not. Your loan shouldn't last longer than the car.

Think of all the demands on each of your paychecks. There are bills that have to be paid, you have to manage your debts, hopefully pad your savings a bit and still save for retirement.

A budget can help you accomplish all of that.

It's the price of not doing business with a particular institution. Just as non-account holders bear the costs associated with an ATM network, banks are now assessing non-account holders for in-branch check cashing.

That's quite the opposite of what it was six or 12 months ago when we were in a rising interest rate environment, ... At that time everyone was going with the shorter term so they could reinvest at a higher yield going forward.

Eighty-six percent of institutions will charge you for using a different bank's ATM.