A variety of different savings products are offered by financial institutions. Two of the most frequently sold savings investments are statement (or passbook) savings accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). How do they differ?

Statement Savings Account is said to be a deposit account held by a bank where a customer can earn interest.

In Statement Savings Account, the interest will be relatively low and there may be a possibility of restricted number of withdrawals.

In Statement Savings Account, the interest rate gained can either increase or decline overtime while putting into consideration the interests rate set by the federal reserve.

In Statement Savings Account, a good number of this said savings investment offers debit cards which allows a customer to withdraw money via an ATM Machine or through electronic transfer.

In Statement Savings Account, there may be restrictions as regards the minimum account balance.

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In Certificates of Deposit, there is a strict requirement of meeting a minimum account and not being able to execute withdrawals from the said account for a given duration. In Certificates of Deposit, there is a significantly higher interest rate that that of a savings account. In Certificates of Deposit, a penalty is put in place for initiating withdrawals prior maturity. In Certificates of Deposit, one is allowed to carry out withdrawals or roll the funds into a another certificate of deposit once the certificate of deposit term is completed.