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Money Market Funds

Making cash from a money market never soundedThe last you are taking with money market
easier. You should understand these fewfunds has to do with inflation. If you plan
things before blindfully entering the cagedto have your investment in for a long time,
arena. Money market funds are a popular cashinflation may slowly but surely eat away at
management tool. Before you use money marketyour money. That is why it is best to keep it
funds, you should learn what they are, andshort  and  sweet.
what  are  your  risks.
Why should you use money market funds? It is
Money market funds are mutual funds thata relatively safe investment with a descent
invest in the "money markets". If you imaginereturn. The money you put in is not frozen;
that people buy and sell stocks in the stockthis means you can get your money out-a there
market, then you can see how people buy andwithin a few days. You can also take
sell money in the money markets. This means aadvantage of rising interest rates by keeping
legal loan shark, or other wise known as ayour money in an investment that will adjust
bank.to the markets. In addition, a lot of
companies allow you to write checks that take
Just like your savings account at the bank,from a money market fund. That means you get
you earn a dividend of interest on your moneythe advantages of a checking account while
you have invested. However instead of aearning cash at the end of the month. It is
quarterly dividend being dropped into yourlike a savings account with out the bank
account, you are getting a piece of the piehaggling  you  about  too  many transactions.
every EOM: or end of the month. Money Market
funds invest in short term instruments thatWhere can you get a money market fund? When
mature in less than 13 months. By doing thisit comes to money market funds, you have many
they reduce the amount of risk. It ischoices. They are relatively easy to find at
basically like this, the longer you have yourbrokerages and mutual fund companies - your
money lent out to someone the less chance youfree cash is sometimes swept into a money
have  of  getting  back.market fund automatically. More over, a lot
more banks are offering money market funds to
Therefore, what risks are you taking when youtheir  customers  now.
invest in a Money Market Fund. Well a money
market fund is technically a security. TheYou can learn more about money market funds
managers of the fund try to keep the shareis the funds prospectus. You should always
price at $1 per share. Although, there is noread one of these before buying any fund, and
guarantee that the price will stay at $1. Andyou can really learn a lot by reading the
if the share price goes down, you can loseprospectus from several different funds. One
some or all of your principal investment. Andof the best I have used is PayPals Money
for  this  risk,  you  earn a greater return.market fund. I have always seen the highest
percentage rates here as opposed to any local
Money market fund rates are never constant.banks.
In other words, you are playing with
variables and you'll never know how much yourNow with this new found information you can
getting at the end of the month. The ratesbecome a loan shark and not get hunted down
could go up or down. When it goes up, youby the FBI. There is a lot of money to be
earn money. On the other hand, if it goesmade in Money Markets, You should go out
down you earn less than you expected or eventhere and get your piece of the pie before I
loose  capita from your principal investment.eat it all.



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