High-yield savings accounts have historically offered savers two primary benefits – an elevated rate of return on their money and the flexibility to bank as they would with a traditional account.

The primary feature of a high-yield savings account isn't hard to determine. After all, it's right there in the name: high-yields. And while these yields can be pretty low in cooler interest rate ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate Friday to a 30-year high, as widely expected, and financial markets shrugged.