My husband and I want to buy a condo in Chicago in a year. We are close to having a down payment plus closing and emergency funds in a HYSA but are still a 8 months to a year away from buying. I feel like we are losing money by keeping it in cash but it is the safest option. Is that true?

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Yes! Hold that cash

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High yield saving account. Check out Marcus by Goldman Sachs. Easy to use and quick transfers. Very transparent about interest rates.

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How much cash, if you don’t mind? There are a number of banking deposit promotions at Chase, Wells Fargo, etc. that could get you a 5-8% annualized return (or better) over that period - could probably deploy $40-$50k that way.

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Nice! Thanks so much.

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