It's fairly simple to find options that not only pay better interest
rates than money market accounts, but offer more flexible access to your money through debit cards and electronic transfers.
Some high - yield accounts may also offer higher interest
rates than money market accounts, although depositing a higher opening balance in both cases will up your rate.
A Certificate of Deposit pays a higher rate of interest
than a Money Market account, but you can not access your money for a set period of time — typically 12 to 24 months — without paying a penalty.
It's fairly simple to find options that not only pay better interest rates
than money market accounts, but offer more flexible access to your money through debit cards and electronic transfers.
This allows for smaller denominations because the bank knows that the capital will remain in place until a specified date; for this reason, CDs tend to pay slightly higher rates
than money market accounts.
This limited accessibility, or illiquidity, is the chief reason CDs have higher interest rates
than money market accounts.