If you want the most bang for your buck, move any excess cash from your checking account to another type of account where your funds can grow.

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Keeping too much cash in checking could cost you. Watch for these three red flags and make your money work harder this ...

Nearly everyone in America has a checking account — over 92% of households, to be exact, according to the Federal Reserve's ...

Chanelle Bessette is a personal finance writer at NerdWallet covering Banking, especially Checking Accounts and Cash Management Accounts. She previously worked at Fortune, Forbes and the Reno ...

As Gregory Guenther, a chartered retirement planning counselor, says, “It’s not just about dollars it’s about headspace.” The ...

Checking accounts often earn little to no interest. Putting your money somewhere like a high-yield savings account can earn you a 400 times higher return than your checking account. The exact amount ...

While it’s important to have a buffer, you don’t want too much of a buffer. If you live on about $2,500 per month, but have ...

Much “soft switching” plays out among bank-industry titans: Most of the 10 firms with the largest shares of new accounts were big, traditional banks. The list also includes SoFi, a financial ...

When you’re nearing retirement age, you’ll see plenty of discounts and perks aimed at seniors. Among them: senior checking accounts. Should you get one? The quick answer: not necessarily. A senior ...

Earn up to $10,000 for opening a brokerage account? What about $5,000 for joining a new wealth management platform? Or $3,000 for starting a checking account? With dozens of banks, credit unions and ...