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The Motley Fool
February 9, 2005 |
Money Market Funds, Explained They're not exciting, but you may need them. They're generally ill-suited for long-term savings, but they're great for short-term investments, such as for money you'll need in the near future.   |
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October 2003
Dian Vujovich |
No Guts, Some Glory Thinking short term and safety first? Here's a fund that's got both. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2008
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Don't Fall for Short-Term Bond Funds Short-term bond funds are often touted as a substitute for money market funds. Often, short-term bond funds pay slightly higher interest rates, however, a little more interest isn't worth the risk. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
This Ticking Time Bomb Will Cost Trillions We're getting too used to low interest rates. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
The Rundown on Rates If the stock market's latest gyrations are making you suffer, just wait until you see where the real action is: Treasury bills. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 13, 2010 |
How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt Harvard researchers Robin Greenwood, Samuel Hanson, and Jeremy C. Stein propose a "comparative advantage approach" that allows government to actively influence the corporate sector's borrowing decisions. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2004 |
Short-Term Cash FAQs Here are the answers to your questions about short-term savings and cash investments. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Buying Treasuries Direct You can buy bonds commission-free from the federal government. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Only Bond Bear Worth Listening To The U.S. Treasury itself is signaling higher rates ahead. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2008
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A Government Guarantee That You'll Lose Money For the first -- or perhaps second -- time in history, the auction on short-term U.S. Treasury Bills actually had government debt briefly trading at negative yields. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Be Smart With Your Cash At today's low rates, the risks are bigger than you think, and you need to be even more careful what you do with your cash. |
Investment Advisor
May 2010
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The ETF Advisor: Treasury ETFs Offer Measure of Safety, but Still Carry Risks There is one place you can put your money that is almost certain to pay you back: U.S. Treasury debt. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
2007's Big Surprise Mutual funds that invest in Treasury securities have put in an unexpectedly good performance in 2007, giving broader-market indexes a run for their money. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2006 |
Netting Your Gains and Losses How should you go about netting long-term and short-term capital gains and losses? |
Entrepreneur
June 2006
Scott Bernard Nelson |
The Long of It The 30-year bond has made a comeback, but individual investors might be better off picking bonds their own size. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2005 |
Peek at a Balance Sheet Some assets can be bad, and some liabilities can be good. By studying a balance sheet, you can evaluate a company's current condition and also see whether its financial health is improving or failing. |
Entrepreneur
September 2003
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A Tug of War You can't have it all. To negotiate successfully, you've got to master the art of give and take. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Is Your Money Market Fund Safe? When markets are falling and your portfolio is hurting, the last thing you need to worry about is whether your cash is safe. While your risk of losing money in your money market fund is low, there are some things that you should be aware of. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2008
David Forrest & Bill Mann |
Fool Blog: No Depression? Really? Meet TED, your new best friend. That's the difference in rates between the interest rate paid on three-month U.S. Treasury Bills (the "T"), and the three-month Eurodollars (the "ED") contract, represented by the London Interbank Offering Rate, or LIBOR. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2007
John Rosevear |
The 5% Problem Treasury yields are up. What does it mean? |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2007
Todd Wenning |
The Terror-Proof Portfolio Fallacy There's only one place to be over the long run. If you follow three rules of investor temperament, the stock market is your single best option for growth. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Managing the National Debt There's no such thing as a free lunch. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2008
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Treasury Trifecta Want bonds? Here's where to get them. |
