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Certificates of deposit (or CDs) are [[debt instrument]]s issued by [[banks]] and other financial institutions to [[investors]]. The investor is paid a set rate of [[interest]] in exchange for [[lending]] the institution money for a predetermined length of time. [[Maturities]] on certificates of deposit range from a few weeks to several years; the interest rate earned by the investor increases in proportion to the time his or her [[capital]] is tied up in the [[investment]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://beginnersinvest.about.com/cs/banking/a/062501a.htm|name=In this Corner: Money Market vs. Certificate of Deposit|org=About.com|date=January 20, 2009}}</ref>

Certificates of deposit are [[FDIC]]-insured for up to $100,000. 

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