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☆ These money market funds have yields that top 5%
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With yields at around 5%, money market funds have been attracting investors in droves — yet not all funds are the same. Right now, prime funds yield an average 5.18%, while the average government fund's yield is 4.98%, per iMoneyNet. The weighted average maturity of retail prime money market funds is around 32 days, said Shelly Antoniewicz, deputy chief economist at the Investment Company Institute. Correction: A table in an earlier version of this report incorrectly described the listed funds as government money market funds. They are prime money market funds.

Persons: Dave Lafferty, Deborah Cunningham, Shelly Antoniewicz, Hermes, Cunningham, Crane, Peter Crane Organizations: Crane Data, Schwab Asset Management, Federated Hermes, Investment Company Institute . Retail, Federal Reserve, ICI, Government, Fed

☆ Investors can get a 5% yield in these assets and skip the bond market volatility
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investing in money market funds The interest in money market funds began to heat up when the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates last year, Antoniewicz said. Some $64.13 billion flowed into money market funds the week ended Wednesday, bringing total net assets to a record $5.71 trillion, per the Investment Company Institute . Net assets also hit a record within retail money market funds, reaching $2.16 billion, the ICI said. The annualized 7-day yield yield on the Crane 100 list of the 100 largest taxable money funds is currently 5.18%. "So if you have stability in a money market fund and an equal or higher yield, why would anyone consider leaving a money market fund to go longer term and have the volatility?"

Persons: Peter Crane, Jean Boivin, Shelly Antoniewicz, Antoniewicz, Barry Glassman, Glassman, I'm Organizations: Crane, Treasury, Federal Reserve, BlackRock Investment Institute, Investment Company Institute, ICI, Data, Wealth Services

☆ Record inflows are expected this year in money market funds. Here are the top yielding plays
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Americans continue to flock to money market funds, attracted by yields the assets haven't seen in years. In fact, retail investors in money market funds have grown 40% over the past year, said Peter Crane, founder of Crane Data, a firm that tracks money markets. They also account for almost 40% of the whole money fund pie, up from 33% a year ago, he said. "They will keep hitting records, there is no doubt of that," Crane said of money market fund inflows. Here are the top yielding government money market funds, per Crane Data, as of July 31, the latest data available.

Persons: Shelly Antoniewicz, Antoniewicz, Peter Crane, Crane, givens Organizations: Bank of America, Investment Company Institute, Assets, ICI, Crane

Money market funds, on the other hand — while also generally safe — are a bit riskier, experts said. Investors who prefer money market funds may opt for government money market funds, which carry slightly less risk, Elliott said. YieldMoney market funds tend to pay a slightly higher interest rate relative to high-yield savings accounts, Elliott said. TaxesInterest income for both high-yield savings and money funds is taxed as regular income, experts said. However, some money market funds may carry tax benefits, said Eric Bronnenkant, head of tax at Betterment.

Persons: Kamila Elliott, Elliott, Greg McBride, They've, McBride, Treasurys —, Eric Bronnenkant, Bronnenkant Organizations: Wealth Partners, CNBC, Bankrate, Federal Reserve, Deposit Insurance Corporation, Treasury, Lehman, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Investor Protection Corporation, Investors, Data, Federal, Consumers, U.S Locations: Atlanta

☆ SEC to vote on new money-market rules Wednesday that industry opposes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The SEC is expected to vote on new rules for money-market funds Wednesday. Increase in liquidity requirements Most money market funds invest exclusively in cash or government securities. Some, known as "prime" money market funds, also invest in commercial paper. All are subject to liquidity requirements (some assets have to be readily convertible to cash), including levels of daily and weekly liquidity requirements. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), an industry trade group, wrote to the SEC, expressing "substantial concerns" about the liquidity requirements.

Persons: Jon, Luc Dupuy, SIFMA, Kenneth Bentsen, Brad Sherman, Sherman, Dupuy, redemptions Organizations: SEC, Federal, Bloomberg, CNBC, Asset Management, Investment Funds, Securities Industry, Financial Markets Association

☆ How to get better returns on your cash now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) - You might assume that with U.S. interest rates at new highs, Americans are getting terrific returns on savings. MONEY MARKET FUNDSIn brokerage accounts there is a default or "sweep" account, where cash is kept before you make other investments. The two highest yields at the moment for government money market funds, according to data trackers iMoneyNet: UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund at 5.07%, and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund at 5.06%. An important note about terminology: Money market funds are distinct from money market accounts. “All of these are very appealing, and we are recommending people reassess their cash and emergency fund savings.

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☆ Blockchains are ‘basic utilities’ for the digital economy, says Franklin Templeton crypto head
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Think of investing in crypto as investing in technology for the data economy. Crypto is unchartered territory for most, but the 76-year-old asset manager has dived deep into research in recent years believing digital assets will transform asset management, capital markets and the increasingly digital, data-driven world at large. "You don't expect it to end just at just Bitcoin and Ethereum , and we expect over the next several years, several things that continue to unfold and find application," Roger Bayston, Franklin Templeton's head of digital assets, told CNBC Pro at the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals' VISION conference in Austin, Texas. Since 2019, the firm has operated node validators on various blockchains – including Ethereum, Solana , Cardano and Polkadot . Bayston said investors who have the stomach for high volatility and uncertainty could be rewarded in the future.

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☆ Explainer: How are money market funds preparing for a potential debt ceiling crisis?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( John Mccrank | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

HOW BIG ARE MONEY MARKET FUNDS? Assets under management in U.S. money market funds, which include Treasury-only funds, prime funds, and government funds, totaled a record $5.2 trillion as of March 29, Investment Company Institute data showed. WHY IS THE DEBT CEILING A CONCERN FOR MONEY MARKET FUNDS? Fitch Ratings warned in February that the potential for investor redemptions and volatility in Treasury-only money market funds – as opposed to prime and government money market funds, which have other sources of funding – would rise if investors believed the government were to default. Runs on money market funds have been rare.

☆ What Is a Money Market Fund?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +11 min

“Money market funds have become a much more interesting place,” says Jay McLaughlin, institutional sales manager for iMoneyNet, a research firm that follows the money market fund industry. How money market funds workThe first thing for investors to understand is that money market funds are mutual funds, not bank accounts. Municipal money market fundsMunicipal money market funds appeal to many high-income investors because of their tax-exempt nature. One popular muni money market fund is the $17 billion Vanguard Municipal money market Fund (VMSXX) and its current 7-day yield of 2.65%—a yield which on its face is lower than other fund types, but after taxes are considered, can actually be higher for some investors. How to get the best money market fund ratesTypically your stock trading platform may have a default money market fund for its clients, established at your initial sign-up, as a kind of placeholder to keep your cash.

While money funds are not strictly gauranteed or insured, the 85% invested heavily in government securities put up some stark competition for bank deposits that have lagged central bank policy rate rises over the past 18 months - causing much political ire in countries such as Britain. But, in contrast to money funds, the average rate across all of them, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is still just 0.37%. That's now changing due to safety and insurance fears at smaller banks stateside - as well as the compelling alternative at money funds that appear safer against that backdrop. Of this trillion, half went to government money market funds and the other half to larger banks, they reckoned. Noting that some $7 trillion of U.S. bank deposits remained uninsured, the JPM team concluded: "A FDIC guarantee of all U.S. bank deposits would certainly help, but it might not be enough to completely stop this deposit shift."

☆ Investors are pouring record amounts into money market funds as rates rise. How to pick the best one
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors in search of relative safety and attractive yields are piling into money market funds at record levels. In particular, they fled to government money market funds – which hold U.S. Treasurys – with retail assets surpassing $1.25 trillion. Here's what you should know as you browse: Three varieties In addition to government money market funds, there are also tax-exempt money market funds. She noted that there are also some state-specific money market funds, which might make sense for residents in high-tax jurisdictions. Money market funds also shouldn't be confused with money market accounts – which are interest-bearing accounts you can open at a bank.

☆ 'Most vulnerable' U.S. banks lost $1 trillion in deposits in a year -JPMorgan
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Nupur Anand | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoNew YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co analysts estimate that the "most vulnerable" U.S. banks are likely to have lost a total of about $1 trillion in deposits since last year, with half of the outflows occurring in March following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The team of JPMorgan (JPM.N) analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou did not name any of the banks they categorized as "most vulnerable" or say how many they included in this group. Of the $17 trillion of total U.S. bank deposits, nearly $7 trillion are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC), the JPMorgan analysts wrote. Rising U.S. interest rates, and banks' sluggish moves to raise the rates they pay depositors, have also contributed to the outflows in the last year, the JPMorgan analysts said. Out of the $1 trillion in deposits that were pulled out of the most vulnerable U.S. lenders, half went to government money market funds, while the other half landed at larger U.S. banks, the analysts wrote.

☆ Interest Rates Are Still Going Up—And That’s Good News for Savers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

But they’ve cheered savers by breaking a decadelong streak of near-zero returns on cash parked in savings accounts, CDs and the like. Where interest rates are headed nextThe opportunity might not last. The fed-funds rate, which banks use to set savings and CD rates, now appears more likely to fall than rise further. What it means for your moneySavings and CDsGiven the likelihood that we’re at peak interest rates, using CDs to lock in high yields may be a good idea. On the home buyer front, the median sale price of an existing home fell 12.3% between June and February as higher mortgage interest rates weakened demand.

☆ People are pouring cash into money market funds at the highest rate since the start of COVID as depositors flee banking turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Carla Mozée | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Money market funds drew in the most cash since early 2020 as depositors sought safety during a shakeup in the banking industry. About $121 billion was poured in money market funds over the past week, the Investment Company Institute said. Last week's shutdown of Silicon Valley Bank was the first bank seizure since 2008. For the week that ended on Wednesday, $120.93 billion flew into money market funds, the Investment Company Institute said Friday. The push of cash into money market funds resulted in a record $5.01 trillion in total assets tracked by ICI.

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