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My Cash for Clunkers Experience- Toyota Prius Included
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

I bought a car this weekend using the cash for clunkers program. I got $4,500 off a new car. That's not bad. It will take an awful lot of cash in a 2.5% APY savings account to equal that amount....

Article | Aug 24, 2009 | Views: 186 | Comments: 1
Tags: cash for clunkers, toyota prius review

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Brokerage Sweep Accounts Offer Safety but Awful Return
Submitted by BankMan  (bestcashcow.com)

Millions of investors have parked their cash in brokerage sweep accounts. In most cases, this is a bad idea.

Article | Mar 2, 2009 | Views: 638 | Comments: 0
Tags: high yield, brokerage sweep accounts, cash yields

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Yale's David Swensen Recommends TIPS to Hedge Substantial Risk of Inflation
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Yales's David Swensen, the best performing university portofolio manager over the last 20 years recommends TIPS as a way to hedge against potential inflation caused by the government's economic...

Article | May 23, 2009 | Views: 329 | Comments: 0
Tags: tips, david swensen, yale endowment

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Money Market Fund Primary Fund (RFIXX) Freezes Redemptions
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

One of the largest money market funds has frozen redemptions for seven days as the net asset value of its shares falls below $1. THIS IS A MONEY MARKET FUND, NOT A MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT. MONEY...

Article | Sep 16, 2008 | Views: 2172 | Comments: 1
Tags: money market fund, primary fund, the reserve

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PIMCO Auction Rate Security Holders Money Still Not Liquid
Submitted by Sam Cass  (www.bloomberg.com)

Pimco, one of the largest bond companies in the world hasn't been redeeming its preferred auction rate security holders. It's still working through the mechanism of how to get the money back....

Article | May 31, 2008 | Views: 2331 | Comments: 13 
Tags: auction rate securities, pimco

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JP Morgan Chase's Staley Says Money Funds Biggest Systemic Risk
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Head of JP Morgan Chase's investment unit, James Staley, says that money market funds are the biggest risk to the financial system now. With over $4 trillion parked in money markets, they are...

Article | Feb 2, 2009 | Views: 574 | Comments: 0
Tags: money market funds, james staley, group thirty

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Putnam closes money market fund; Columbia, Dreyfus act to save $1 a share net asset value
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

More turbulence in the money market fund world as fallout from the Lehman collapse continues. Putnam closed its $12.3 billion Putnam Prime Money Market Fund while Dryfus and Columbia (a division...

Article | Sep 18, 2008 | Views: 1205 | Comments: 0
Tags: money market funds, safe cash investments

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Banks giving away free stuff
Submitted by bankinvestor  (www.money-rates.com)

Banks seem more competitive than ever to give away free gifts, cash, or other rewards to bring in new online customers. I think these deals might get even better if interest rates get lower and it...

Article | Oct 19, 2007 | Views: 773 | Comments: 1 
Tags: rewards, banks, online, free, specials

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Is It Really Worth $200,000 to Graduate from a Private University?
Submitted by Oliver Reedy  (bestcashcow.com)

I recently learned that it would cost me $200,000 to graduate from my Alma mater. It made me wonder if the cost was worth it.

Article | Jun 29, 2007 | Views: 947 | Comments: 7
Tags: college, college tuition, university, university tuition

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Charitable Gift Annuities Sometimes Not So Charitable
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Charitable Gift Annuities provide a way for an individual to make a donation and still receive a stream of payments from the money. But when a charity goes bust, so do the payments.

Article | May 12, 2009 | Views: 180 | Comments: 0
Tags: chartible gift annuity, cga

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Hedge Fund Manager George Schultze Cries Over Obama Treatment in Chrysler Bankruptcy
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Hedge Fund Manager George Schultze is complaining because the government's bankruptcy settlement for Chrysler puts the worker's underfunded pension obligations above his bond investments. He...

Article | May 20, 2009 | Views: 254 | Comments: 0
Tags: hedge funds, george schultze, schultze asset management

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The Beer and Internet Stock Story
Submitted by Oliver Reedy  (bestcashcow.com)

Humorous lesson on risky and high-flying investments.

Article | Jun 21, 2007 | Views: 2958 | Comments: 17
Tags: internet stocks, beer, alternate investments

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25% of Auction Rate Security Holders Still Stuck
Submitted by Sam Cass  (online.wsj.com)

While 75% of auction rate security holders have been able to get out of their investments (often at a loss) a significant percent are still stuck.

Article | Jun 12, 2008 | Views: 872 | Comments: 2 
Tags: auction rate securities

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Financial Leverage and the Collapse of Sowood Capital
Submitted by PhilR  (bestcashcow.com)

The collapse of Sowood Capital is a good example of the perils of leverage.

Article | Aug 16, 2007 | Views: 804 | Comments: 1
Tags: sowood capital, leverage, financial leverage

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Harvard's Endowment Drops 22%; Marks Popping of Higher Ed Bubble
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Harvard today announced that its endowment had dropped by 22% or $8 billion. The loss is greater than the total endowments of all but 4 universities. This marks the popping of one of the last...

Article | Dec 3, 2008 | Views: 899 | Comments: 0
Tags: harvard, harvard endowment loss, college bubble



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