Investment Savings vs. Money Market (premium) - TD comparison | General comparisons | Discussion forum

In January I invested in both TD Investment Savings (TDB8150) and TD Premium Money Market (TDB2914). These were the results for the last six months.

-------- Sav ------ MM
Feb --- 3.73 --- 4.20
Mar --- 4.39 --- 4.70
Apr --- 3.73 --- 4.20
May --- 4.13 --- 5.03
Jun --- 4.55 --- 4.56
Jul --- 4.05 --- 4.85

Six Mth Gain 4.13 --- 4.63

Rates represent the annual rate, not the actual gain for that month e.g. Feb savings actual gain was 1/12 of 3.73%

Despite continuous rising rates, the dips in April and July are because there is no monthly payout like regular savings, it's the balance on the first business day of the following month. E.g. June includes interest from July 1 and 2 because they were on the weekend and July began on the 3rd.

Money Market is premium, which means a minimum $100,000 balance. There is a regular Money Market, but the yield will be slightly lower.
The only other disadvantage of Money Market is that you can't touch it for the first 30 days. After that, just like savings, you can withdraw any amount you want, so long as you keep that $100000 minimum.

GIC's and chasing different offers will get you a better rate, but if you don't want to lock in for long periods of time and don't want to keep moving money, money market might be a consideration. Obviously, will vary by bank.