Top CD rates today: November 21, 2024 | Lock in your rate now
Discover today's top CD rates and gain insights on how economic trends impact your yield with Bankrate's expert analysis of CD products.
4 min read
Nov 21, 2024
Karen Bennett
Senior consumer banking reporter
EXPERTISE
- Banking
- Personal finance
- Credit cards
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in English, University of Illinois
- Master’s degree in journalism, Columbia College Chicago
Karen Bennett is a senior consumer banking reporter at Bankrate. She uses her finance writing background to help readers learn more about savings and checking accounts, CDs, and other financial matters.
Karen brings decades of writing and reporting experience to the table, including the roles of credit cards writer for travel website Million Mile Secrets and money and career writer for The Cheat Sheet. Her work has also appeared in USA Today, Illinois Legal Times, and several Chicago, Milwaukee, and Washington, D.C. newspapers. In addition, she’s worked in the areas of marketing and business development, and she was product manager for a consumer money-saving website.
When she’s not writing Bankrate articles, she can often be found cheering her kids on at soccer games, cooking and reading up on saving for retirement and other personal finance topics.
Karen's latest articles
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Discover today's top CD rates and gain insights on how economic trends impact your yield with Bankrate's expert analysis of CD products.
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Top CD rates today: November 19, 2024 | Lock in your rate now
Discover today's top CD rates and gain insights on how economic trends impact your yield with Bankrate's expert analysis of CD products.
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Top CD rates today: November 18, 2024 | What to know about CD rate trends now
Explore the top CD rates today and learn how economic trends can affect your rate. Bankrate provides valuable insights to find the best CD products to maximize your savings.
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Top CD rates today: November 15, 2024 | Secure a rate near 5% now
Explore the top CD rates today and learn how economic trends can affect your rate. Bankrate provides valuable insights to find the best CD products to maximize your savings.
7 min read Nov 15, 2024
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