The Crane 100 Money Fund Index has an annualized 7-day current yield of 5.16% as of Thursday.
This way, you're deferring the tax hit on the income until you begin to draw down from the account.
To that effect, some money market funds invest in municipal bonds and thus produce tax-exempt income.
Investors in high-tax locales may be especially interested in state-specific tax-exempt money market funds.
The Fidelity New York Municipal Money Market Fund (FAWXX) carries an expense ratio of 0.42%, and it has a 7-day yield of 3.34%.
Persons:
US3M, Tim Steffen, Baird, you've, Jerrod Pearce, Pearce, Steffen
Organizations:
Internal Revenue Service, Creative Planning, Vanguard, Money Market Fund, SEC, Fidelity New York Municipal Money Market Fund
Locations:
Vanguard California