Comments on: The Money Market and you http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/ Learning and sharing investment knowledge. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:18:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Ultram. http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-243256 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:04:17 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-243256 <strong>Ultram er....</strong> Ultram. Ultram addiction.... Ultram er….

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]]> by: Stepping it up with CDs on InvestorGeeks http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-2104 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:49:58 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-2104 [...] Certificate of Deposit (CD). Investopedia. Friday, Jul. 14, 2006 by Kevin Add to del.icio.us | Digg this story | Filed under: Uncategorized, Personal Finance, Retirement Plans, How toInvest [...] […] Certificate of Deposit (CD). Investopedia. Friday, Jul. 14, 2006 by Kevin Add to del.icio.us | Digg this story | Filed under: Uncategorized, Personal Finance, Retirement Plans, How toInvest […]

]]> by: Chris Van Woeart http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-52 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:23:46 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-52 Money Market showed us the money! I help run the Student Managed Fund at Villanova University. 2005 was a fantastic year for us; we saw tremendous returns. We currently stand at 26% return since inception years ago and we saw almost a 17% return in 2005 alone... outperforming our competitors and benchmarks. Our secret was quite by accident really. You see, when the students leave for summer break, we liquidate our positions and put them into the money market. Most of our benchmark funds had a troublesome time this summer with market fluctuations. Luckily, we were able to hold onto our return from Q1 and Q2 by nesting them safely into a high-return money market for the summer months. Then, we were able to rejoin the market in Q4. Great place to stash the cash when in doubt! ::Yawn:: All in a hard days work! Money markets rock! -Chris- Money Market showed us the money!

I help run the Student Managed Fund at Villanova University. 2005 was a fantastic year for us; we saw tremendous returns. We currently stand at 26% return since inception years ago and we saw almost a 17% return in 2005 alone… outperforming our competitors and benchmarks.

Our secret was quite by accident really. You see, when the students leave for summer break, we liquidate our positions and put them into the money market. Most of our benchmark funds had a troublesome time this summer with market fluctuations. Luckily, we were able to hold onto our return from Q1 and Q2 by nesting them safely into a high-return money market for the summer months. Then, we were able to rejoin the market in Q4. Great place to stash the cash when in doubt!

::Yawn:: All in a hard days work! Money markets rock!
-Chris-

]]> by: AllThingsFinancial » Blog Archive » Carnival of Personal Finance - Week 30 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-48 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:33:42 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-48 [...] George at FatPitchFinancials show us how to getFree Morningstar Stock Research. TheHappyCapitalist (go Jayhawks!) talks about how a computer glitch caused serious problems in his post NASD Flunks Its Exam. The guys over at InvestorGeeks talk about what’s available in The Money Market and You. [...] […] George at FatPitchFinancials show us how to getFree Morningstar Stock Research. TheHappyCapitalist (go Jayhawks!) talks about how a computer glitch caused serious problems in his post NASD Flunks Its Exam. The guys over at InvestorGeeks talk about what’s available in The Money Market and You. […]

]]> by: Financial Rounds http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-47 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:24:03 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-47 <strong>This Week's Carnival of Personal Finance</strong> This week's Carnival of Personal Finance is up at AllThingsFinancial. As usual, here are my picks for the week. This Week’s Carnival of Personal Finance

This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance is up at AllThingsFinancial. As usual, here are my picks for the week.

]]> by: AllThingsFinancial http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-45 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 06:05:29 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-45 <strong>Carnival of Personal Finance - Week 30</strong> Hi and welcome to AllThingsFinancial’s presentation of week 30 of the Carnival of Personal Finance. We had 24 submissions for this carnival so there is a lot for you to check out. I hope you enjoy. Next week’s carnival will be held by m... Carnival of Personal Finance - Week 30

Hi and welcome to AllThingsFinancial’s presentation of week 30 of the Carnival of Personal Finance. We had 24 submissions for this carnival so there is a lot for you to check out. I hope you enjoy. Next week’s carnival will be held by m…

]]> by: Chris http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-42 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:44:56 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/01/05/the-money-market-and-you/#comment-42 Right now, online money market accounts (MMAs) such as ING Direct's Orange Savings Account are hot on the web and in print, because of their low minimums and high rates. Currently the Orange Savings Account offers a 3.75% APY and no minimum. Plus, you link the Orange Savings account to a checking account allowing for automatic deposits -- perfect for a rainy day fund. Generally, the higher the initial balance of a MMA, the higher the interest rate. These days you can earn very good returns on initial investments of under $5000. With rates approaching CDs, MMAs are the most liquid and, in my opinion, best savings account out there for any savings you want to keep over 6 months. You can find more MMF rates at <a href="http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/chk_sav_home.asp" rel="nofollow">BankRate's web site</a>. Right now, online money market accounts (MMAs) such as ING Direct’s Orange Savings Account are hot on the web and in print, because of their low minimums and high rates. Currently the Orange Savings Account offers a 3.75% APY and no minimum. Plus, you link the Orange Savings account to a checking account allowing for automatic deposits — perfect for a rainy day fund.

Generally, the higher the initial balance of a MMA, the higher the interest rate. These days you can earn very good returns on initial investments of under $5000. With rates approaching CDs, MMAs are the most liquid and, in my opinion, best savings account out there for any savings you want to keep over 6 months.

You can find more MMF rates at BankRate’s web site.

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