Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Advantages of Money Market Accounts

By Dennis Durrel

Investing your funds could be creepy specially in this revolutionary economic state. One of the most accepted ways to invest your money is via money market accounts. They are principally a shared fund that you invest in shorter investments.

The idea of money market accounts is to invest while limiting the risk that everyone have to run into bankruptcy due to the market fluctuating. All money market accounts are monitored by the SEC, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The SEC set out policies in the early 1940's that gave out provisions as to how they may be invested. These same rule state that an investors' money market accounts must have a Weighted Average Maturity less than 90 days, plus that the money must be circulated so that no more than 5% is dedicated to one specific issuer.

Some of the most common money market accounts securities are short-term bonds, repurchase agreements, or even commercial paper. The SEC has also assured that all securities need to be liquid with a stable monetary value.

A good thing on the subject of money market accounts is that they offer the account holder a great interest rate than a common bank account. But, it is worth noting that for several money market accounts you might be needed to uphold a minimum balance in your account, plus everyone may only be able to have so many transactions right through a certain statement period. - 15224

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