February 2023

  Interest rates are finally reverting to some sense of normalcy. For savers that's great news. Now the question is, what's the best harbor for your cash today? As you're probably aware, everyone's talking about higher interest rates. After years and years of sub 1% returns all of a sudden we see 3.3, 3.5, 4. But with interest rate hikes not yet over, let's talk about what the options are out there and keep in mind that all choices come with trade-offs. There's no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to this treacherous field. So when we're trying to figure out what to do with cash, we have a lot of interesting options. In summary, there are banks, money market, mutual funds, ultra short term bonds and CDs. So let's go over to the board and take a look at how these options pan out. Let's talk…