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The Kingship of Cash

What a Deal!As of May 25th, Money Market Funds can be purchased with yields of 5%; 3-month CDs and T-Bills can be purchased to yield 5.3%. What a deal! This is great news for savers and risk-averse investors. (It’s bad news for banks losing demand deposits to these higher-yielding cash equivalents, but’s that another story…

The More Things Change, The More Things Stay the Same

The recent past and present have been challenging for investorsIn 2020 stock markets were roiled by the COVID pandemic and lockdowns. On a single day, March 16th, the S&P 500 fell 12%! The US stock market declined 34% peak-to-trough before eventually recovering and pushing to all-time highs. The Fed took the Fed Funds rate back…