Anonymous wrote:Question. I have 100k in savings that I can afford to put in a CD for a few years (don't want it in the stock market). The Cap One 5% CD is enticing. I know nobody can predict what interest rates will look like in a year from now. But - does it make sense not to put the money in the 5% 11 month CD only to find that rates have gone down when the term ends and have to settle for a lower term CD or savings account, but put the money in a 4.3% 24 month CD instead?
Just to be clear, 4.3% for two years is equal to 5% the first year, then reinvested at 3.7% for the second year. 1.043^2 = 1.05*1.037. So, the real question is whether or not you can get 3.7% for one year, one year from now.