If you have savings then it can be really worthwhile to find an account to put the money in that pays a good rate. It will mean that you will get some money just because you are holding savings in a bank. It is like a reward for banking with them but the rates that you can potentially get will vary between banks and so it is a good idea to compare different banks to find the one with the best rates. However, you may wonder where you will be able to look.

Search Engine



You could try putting savings accounts in a search engine and seeing what comes up. You will probably find that you get lots of results pointing towards all sorts of different places. You can then visit the website of each one and find out more about their savings accounts and compare the rates. This will take a really long time though, you will be able to do it but you will need a lot of free time, patience and motivation to go through all of them. Fortunately, there are things that you can do which will be quicker.

Comparison Website



There are websites which will compare rates for savings accounts. These will have a list of different accounts and the rates and you will not need to go through them all but you will easily be able to compare them side by side. This will make things a lot easier. There are problems with this method though. Firstly, they will not include all available savings accounts, which means that you may need to look at a selection of sites like this to be able to see more and some may not even appear on them. You may also find that these sites get commission on the accounts that they recommend so they may only choose to list or recommend the ones that they do best from rather than thinking about your needs and how you will benefit from them. It will help you to get a good snapshot of what is available though.

Finance Website



You may find that there are some general finance websites which might be able to give you information about what accounts are currently available and which might be the best. Try to pick a site that you trust. They may still get commission on leads, but sites do have to legally tell you if they do so you should be able to see this clearly. Look at a selection of sites.

Financial Advisor



You could go to a financial advisor for help. They will be able to give you non biased advice if they are independent but you will have to pay them. It could be worth paying them if you think that you will be able to make a significant amount of interest as a result. If you have a large amount of money, then it is more likely that they will make so much difference that you will be able to feel that it was worthwhile paying them for their help.

It is also well worth noting that there are different types of savings accounts and this will also determine how much interest you get. The accounts where you have to give notice for withdrawals or keep your money in for a period of time will pay more so it is worth thinking about whether you are prepared to do this and get more money as a result. You may want some that is available instantly, so some in an instant access account but might be happy to put some in an account where you cannot get hold of it so easily.