money market fund

"I have to start getting into money market funds and that kind of thing," he said.

Money market funds returned an average of 0.56 percent in 2003.

For a better return, money market funds are probably the best bet.

Or, to cut risk, you can choose a money market fund.

Yields have been up the last few weeks in the money market funds.

AS anyone in a money market fund knows, even security has its risks.

That was the correct thing to say in 1982 when everyone wanted to look at money market funds.

However, a potential bank run had begun on certain money market funds.

Indeed, the growth of money market funds has been spectacular.

Interest rates are so low that money market funds barely pay 1 percent.

And if customers want to play it safe, more than 20 money market funds are available.

Yields offered by money market funds were down last week.

Much of that growth, however, came in short-term money market funds.

Vanguard's largest money market fund is up just 12.6 percent.

Yields on money market funds were up slightly for the week.

He started the practice of permitting check writing on money market funds.

Money market funds have long been the first stop for investors in troubled times.

"Well, we run our existing money market funds at 0.30 and want to cut that by 50 percent," he said.

"With short interest rates up higher, money market funds are looking more attractive," he said.

Money market fund managers said they expected the increase in the funds to continue for at least a week.

Money market funds have become a significant investment vehicle for millions of Americans.

But more than $1.5 billion has moved into money market funds.

Instead, investors are heading for the safety of money market funds.

The procedures for establishing a money market fund are not complex.

Thus they should keep six months' worth of cash on hand in a money market fund or other readily available form.