"They see land as an alternative to certificates of deposit."

Almost anybody can beat 3.5 percent on a certificate of deposit.

Imagine walking into a bank and telling them what they were going to pay you on a certificate of deposit.

Q. I have a $20,000 certificate of deposit that is coming due.

Instead, the action remains among the short-term certificates of deposit.

It's a lot better than the five and a half percent interest you're going to get on a certificate of deposit.

Rates on large certificates of deposit have gone up by a similar amount.

If the rules had allowed, she would have bought a $25,000 certificate of deposit.

The average for a five-year certificate of deposit dropped to 8.17 percent.

"Investment in our people is like a certificate of deposit," he said.