Music memorabilia has always been popular with collectors, and there have been several items with truly extraordinary price tags. According to Guitar World, a 1954 Fender Stratocaster owned by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd sold for $1.8 million at a 2019 Christie’s auction, while one owned by Jerry Garcia of…
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Martinns/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate A money market account is a type of savings deposit account that tends to offer check-writing privileges and a debit card for ATM access to your savings. Typically, savings accounts usually don’t let you write checks from the account, making money market accounts a unique…
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