5 best money market funds by yield Below is a list of the five highest-yielding money market mutual funds that have at least $1 billion in assets. Symbol Fund Name Yield AGQXX U.S. Government Money Market Fund 4.20% VYFXX Vanguard New York Municipal Money Market Fund 2.89% SWWXX Schwab...
The Fed is expected to cut rates again, but for now these money market funds are yielding up to 4.7%.
or 5.6% tax equivalent. On Crane’s list for the top-yielding government money fund isVanguard Federal Money Market(VMFXX), at 4.75%. For Treasury funds, it’sVanguard Treasury Money Market(VUSXX), 4.7%. And prime funds:JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market(CJLXX), sponsored by th...
Why invest:All of these are highly liquid securities that can bebought and sold either directly or through mutual funds. Risk:If you keep Treasurys until they mature, you generally won’t lose any money, unless you buy a negative-yielding bond. If you sell them sooner than maturity, you ...
This [EMBIGC] excludes many less liquid, higher yielding countries, and knocks around 70bp off the yield. iShares JP Morgan $ EM Bond ETF (Ticker: SEMB) tracks the EMBIGC. You can spot the difference the index makes by comparing SEMB’s data with the EMBIGD-hugging iShares Emerging Mar...
Bankrate’s national average for savings accounts is higher than the average money market account. However, top-yielding savings accounts and money market accounts generally have similar yields. Even though national averages on various deposit accounts have been decreasing slightly in 2024, money market...
CDs come with a fixed term that can range between three months to five years. If you withdraw funds before your account matures, you pay steep penalties. With the highest yielding money market accounts, you don’t need to lock money for a specific period of time, but there are withdrawal...
Wrapping it all together: The best index funds for 2024 Some of the most powerful and highest-yielding index funds have been outlined as our top picks for 2024. These best index funds to buy and hold have lower expense ratios than alternatives, are highly diversified and have been proven as...
VWEHX may not be the highest yielding dividend mutual fund on this list, but it is the cheapest with an annual expense ratio of only 0.22%. If you're willing and able to invest $50,000 into the fund, you can get it for nearly half the price under ticker VWEAX. It's also by far...
So for investors looking for a reasonable income stream, savings accounts are out and stocks are looking pricey (and low-yielding, with the average S&P 500 stock paying just 1.2% today). That leaves bonds. But which bonds are our best play here?