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With a normal sloped curve, longer-term CDs (5-Year to 10-Year) generally pay 50 Basis Points to 150 Basis Points (0.5% to 1.5%) more than shorter term CDs (6-Month to 1-Year). For a $100,000 investment, this is $500 to $1500 more a year. For $1MM, this is $5,000 to $15,000 more. And taking this out for five years, that could be $75,000 more in your pocket. Now is a perfect time to build your ladder. You can be somewhat conf
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