Once upon a time in Hollywood, there was a man named Brad. He was a popular hero in this town of tinsel but had never been bestowed the great honor awarded to his peers Leo and Meryl, and De Niro ...

How a CD ladder works. Let’s say you have $30,000 to invest in a high-yield CD. You might put the entire lump sum into a long-term CD of 12 months or longer to earn a high rate of return.