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The Rachel Cruze Show

Is It Wise to Keep Your Money in an Online Bank?

The Rachel Cruze Show

Ramsey Network

Education, Investing, Business, Self-improvement

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! Could where you bank actually be impacting your money? In this episode, I’ll break down the pros and cons of online banking to help you make the best choice. Next Steps: ·     🎥 Watch my video Why You Shouldn’t Save Your Money in This Account.   Connect With Our Sponsors: 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries. ·      🔒 Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. Listen to More From Ramsey Network: 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 🎙️ The Ramsey Show   💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💰 George Kamel 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 The EntreLeadership Podcast   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

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0:00.0

Well, hey you guys, so a lot of things have changed over the years when it comes to money

0:09.8

and one of the advancements that we've seen increase a lot is when it comes to online banking

0:16.2

and all the options that are out there. So investing apps, you know, to digital banking services.

0:21.8

There is so much to learn about this landscape.

0:24.2

And I want to make sure that you have all the information

0:26.1

you need to make sure that you are keeping your money

0:28.1

in the right place.

0:29.9

So today, I want to share some of the basic pros

0:32.3

and cons of online baking versus using just

0:35.3

a traditional brick and mortar bank branch.

0:38.6

And spoiler alert, I use both of these, so stick around to see what I recommend overall and if you

0:45.3

enjoy this content and want to see more be sure to hit that subscribe button

0:49.0

that is so so helpful. All right the first pro to online banking

0:54.2

is that most are FDIC insured,

0:58.0

which means that your money is guaranteed to be safe.

1:01.0

I think sometimes the online banks, like okay can I trust them are

1:04.2

they legitimate but do your research check into the specific one that you're

1:08.1

looking at but you will see that majority of them yes are insured are insured, they're fine, they're just like another bank,

1:15.8

your money will be safe. Now another pro to online baking is that they typically have

1:20.4

higher interest rates. So on the savings side this is a great thing

1:25.1

because when it comes to savings accounts, money market accounts, high-yield

1:29.2

savings accounts, this is a benefit that you will get from online banks over brick and mortar.

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