Look at these yields and see how far weโ€™ve come over the past ten years, let alone twelve months. While banks pay you peanuts on your checking and savings, you can sink your teeth into treasuries (and investment-grade corporates). Remember, earning 4-5% on your lazy cash turns you into a compounding machine rather than an ATM for your bankโ€™s lending team.

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Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.