Make your money work for you by ‘laddering’ bonds or CDs

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If you have a lot of cash on hand, it should be making money for you.
One way to ensure it continuously does that is to set up a ladder of Treasuries or FDIC-insured certificates of deposit with staggered maturities (eg, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, etc.).
When a ladder might make sense
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This story appeared on edition.cnn.com, 2025-08-16 00:00:00.
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