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Fortune
Trina Paul

These aren’t your grandad’s savings accounts

Photo illustration of a hand dropping gold coins onto a small stack that is followed by nine more stacks that are consistently growing, with the coins then falling from the tallest stack back into another hand. (Credit: Photo illustration by Fortune; Original photos by Getty Images (3))

If inflation and rising interest rates have hurt your wallet, there’s a clever way to take revenge: You can use record-high interest rates to get the most return for your savings. Right now, one of the best ways to do that is with a short-term certificate of deposit (CD).

In 2020, you would’ve earned a measly 0.16% annual percentage yield (APY) on a 1-year CD. Today, you can earn up to 31 times more if you find a CD with a rate that tops 5% APY. And we’ve found 10 banks that fit the bill.

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