Forbright Bank offers CDs and a high-yield savings account, and customers can support the bank’s environmental efforts. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate ...

Interest earned by CDs is taxable, though tax payments may be delayed if they are held in some tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Learn the details of how this works.

Long-term CDs give you the opportunity to earn today's rates for up to 5 or even 10 years. Getty Images/iStockphoto Saving money can be a challenge in an economy with persistent inflation.

CDs: Right now, most CDs yield about 4.00%. Some CDs with terms of 14 months or less pay up to 4.50%. T-bills: Recent yields have been between 4.12% and 4.32%, depending on the maturity date.

CDs are a low-risk investment in terms of volatility, as long as your account is FDIC-insured. However, the downside is that you won’t experience huge yields, so they’re not designed for long ...