| Money Market Funds |
| Can someone explain the stock and bond markets? |
1. You have too many questions. Why can't you ask one question at a time?
2. If you know the answer to the question, then why are you asking the question? I don't like to answer questi... |
| Saving money in a Mutual Fund? |
There is one point you neglected to mention. When do you wish to buy this house? If in less than 3 years go with the money market account. 3-5 it might be a toss up. I would split it 50-50. 5+... |
| Is there an ETF that shorts the market I.E. makes money when the market goes down, like the Rydex Ursa fund? |
Yes. They are coming out in a couple of weeks. Use MarketWatch.com and set up an alert.
Plus, there are many a bear fund already out there.
But, if you are so confident, you should do it yoursel... |
| Please teach me!!! accounting!!? |
Cash equivalents are usually anything that can be turned into cash within 90 days of purchase. Checks would not fall into cash equivalency, as they are considered cash, as are money orders.
Som... |
| What should my portfo;io allocation look like? |
My belief is that you should have pulled back on your stock allocation a few years ago. Now that the market has pulled back, it may not be the best time to do that. Look at this two ways. First, it... |
| What about this? |
Fidelity also has some good mutual funds and if you are considering investing in any fund, you need to study alot. Get their prospectus for each fund and study until you are bored. If you are sti... |
| 401K-What the heck do I choose? No clue where to begin.? |
Oh wow, it's kind of hard to say because we don't know about your financial situation and all. Generally, the younger you are, the more you'll want to be invested in stocks. The cl... |
| Reinvested Dividends with no 1099-DIV? |
The Payer ID is not required. Your money market dividends are reported as dividends on Schedule B. All amounts are required to be reported whether a 1099DIV was issued or not.
The payer is not... |
| Is the investors in Mutual fund should withdraw the money as there is a big market fall day by day? |
No when they have a sale is when to buy more.
Repeat this to yourself. "Buy low sell high" many seem to get that backwards. ... |
| If a CD (certificate of deposit) has pay on death named benficiaries, is it still part of one's esate? |
Your lawyer will get a percentage of all of those, unless otherwise specified in your agreement with your lawyer. I have seen situations before where a legal order is placed on those assets to pay... |
| Can I "roll" money from my deferred state compenstation plan to a Roth IRA without paying tax? |
It sounds as though you participate in a 403(b) savings plan. If so, you should diversify your plan to mutual funds other than money market, which will give you a much better return than 1%.
You c... |
| I need some major help. i'm planning on my future & i want to be able to save some money for retirement.? |
A 401K is a great place to start. The money comes out of your check before you even see it and it builds over time. The important thing is to do something NOW and KEEP DOING IT every week. Even if ... |
| My husband and I are saving for a down payment on a house.? |
Talk to your finance person at your bank. The best place to keep it depends on several factors like how long unitl you buy, do you need the money available for emergencies, etc... ... |
| Power of Compounding? |
The performance measures of portfolios (sharpe & treynor) are all determined as comparisons against the tax-free rate of return generated by 30-day treasuries which has the least market risk. ... |
| Stock mutual funds? |
It's all about risk vs. potential reward. Money market accounts are low risk and low reward.
There are all kinds of mutual funds: some are very high risk with the potential for both high re... |
| Which financial route is best? |
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Therefore an 8% certain return is worth a 16% maybe return. Actually, I must disagree with Frank Castle on this one. 16% return is not too common wit... |
| Good place to park some cash? |
Ssga Yield Plus, an ultrashort bond fund (similar to money market funds except it holds bonds with slightly longer maturity and more risk) current 30-day yield is 5.50%
Note that this fund lost 1... |
| I'm interested in opening a.......? |
Find out what the money market fund is investing in....you don't want a lot of derivatives of mortgages in your funds.
Ask about SIV,s, CDO,s , CLO,s etc. ... |
| Could someone please explain the financial meaning of the phrase below in terms of returns? |
This is the same as a current yeild.
Basically takes the yeild on the money in 7 days and project it out for the full year.
Basically if you made 1USD on 1000K in 7 days
1/1000/7*365*100% ... |
| When should i get back in the stock market?? |
If you have a greater than 5 year time horizon, I would not try to time the market - you will get burned and make one irrational decision after the next.
2000-2003 was the worst bear market i... |
| Anyone know of a nationwide hard money lender (need funds to buy and rehab a property)? |
I work for a company called Investors Mortgage Lending Inc. I can send you a fast track form and have you fax/email it back to me and see if we can meet your numbers your looking for. Please email... |
| What does it mean by "the Fed injected liquidity" into the market? US Govt printing more money? |
Well, the government can always print more money. But it does not simply print money and then dump it from the sky or place it evenly into commercial banks. There has to be some mechanism for get... |
| I have the best bass bait to come along in decades. How do I get it out on the market with little money.? |
Your letter thing is useless. Assuming it can be patented at all, look into a provisional patent - $100 for one year of protection while you market it, then can get a real patent for $5000+ if it ... |
| My wife and I have an IRA with T. Rowe Price. It is divided up into stocks, bonds and money markets. So? |
I really think you are too conservative. You probably made 7 to 8% on your in the past year. If you would have had your money in the 2025 fund you would be up 17%.
If you are in doubt the 2025 is... |
| What should I do with the money? |
Congrats on no credit card debt and an emergency fund! You're handing your money responsibly.... something most people don't do.
If there was a match on your 401k, I'd say do tha... |
| I have 5,000 Dollars. What is the best way for my money to make money with little risk? |
Yes you can make way, way more with your money, perfectly safe, with minimal to no risk. How do you think wealthy people get wealthier and wealthier all the time? By risking their capital? Hardly.
... |
| Where can I get a higher return than 5.20% on my money? Need Full liquidity and low or no risk? |
You can invest in investment grade corporate bonds. They have a risk of default though. But given the current economic climate most should be safe. But stick with U.S companies with atleast 1 billi... |
| Are there any savings accounts that pay at least 4% interest that allow you to transfer funds the same day? |
The quickest I've come across is
www.emigrantdirect.com
their current rate is 5.05% and most transfers i've done have been under 24hrs. Only on Friday or near holiday transfers have... |
| What is the best return you can get from a mutual fund or cd in 2007? |
I've linked to a web site that tracks the best CD, Money Market and Savings account interest rates. They sometimes find CDs that pay 6% or even higher with special offers.
As for mutual fu... |
| What is the dollar value of Jackie's assets that are considered part of M2? |
Coin currency, money held by public, and checking are M1. M2 includes M1 + savings accounts and Non institutial money markets. I think a money market mutual fund is institutional but I am not sure.... |
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