Money market accounts still offer good rates and other perks right now, but are they the top option to consider?

Both account types come with elevated interest rates and respectable returns for savers who act now.

Both accounts still come with high rates, but which will earn more interest with a $50,000 deposit made this year?

While savings products largely shed yields over the past year, money-market accounts have bucked the trend with averages holding at 0.66% APY over the period, according to the latest government data.

A money market fund is a type of mutual fund that offers a low-risk and relatively liquid place to store your short-term savings. Because of their relatively low returns, money market funds aren’t ...

The average money-market account pays just 0.59% this month, according to the latest government data. And while those already low returns are 5 basis points less than where they were last year, some ...

The highest money market account rate available today is 4.22% Changes from the Fed or your bank can quickly change money market rates Online banks typically offer the most competitive yields on the ...

What influences money market account rates? The Federal Reserve indirectly impacts money market account rates at competitive banks. Generally, you’ll find that FDIC bank yields follow the Fed’s ...

With falling interest rates and continued market volatility amid geopolitical tensions, investors may find it harder to balance risk and return – forcing many to turn to money market funds to earn a ...

The Federal Reserve’s rate cut will reduce investor returns, yet money market funds remain a good deal, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, ...

Discover how the interbank call money market facilitates short-term borrowing and lending between financial institutions to meet liquidity needs at interbank rates.