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Money market funds are invested in short-term securities that provide income to
investors. Typically the funds are invested in U.S. Treasury obligations (e.g. Treasury
bills) or commercial paper (e.g. corporate obligations). Money market funds are popular
because the principal invested is extremely safe. Most money market funds allow the
investor to write checks on his/her account.
On the Web:
Bankrate's
Money Market Page Covers money market rates & news from
Bankrate.com, a site which focuses exclusively on current rates for
over 100 different financial products.
Dreyfus Guide to Investing Use the tab for Market Commentary to get current reviews of the money
market provided by a Dreyfus Senior Portfolio Manager.
imoneyNet Money
fund report averages, latest money fund news, weekly
MMF rankings, and more.
Instruments of the Money Market From the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, this online book
covers topics including a general overview of the
money market, federal funds, money market futures,
and more.
Investment FAQ Simple description of money market funds.
Money Market Mutual Funds From Ameritrade;
covers the basics concepts of money market mutual
funds.
Money Market Tutorial From
Investopedia.com, this tutorial provides an
introduction to the basics of the money market.
Money-rates.com Posts current money market
rates.
In the Library:
Many books on investment include money market funds as an investment strategy and even
older investment books provide reliable information on money market investing because the
investment instruments tend to remain secure. The
Dow-Jones Irwin
Guide to Bond and Money Market Investments by Marcia Stigum is
an old but extremely thorough discussion. Click on a title below to view
its availability status or to place a hold.
Check the Library online
catalog under "money market" or "mutual funds" as subject headings or use a more general subject
heading such as "investments."
Go to the Library
catalog
On the Library network:
- Business & Company Resource Center
Provides indexing and full text articles from general and specialized
business journals. Look under topics like "Money Market," "Money
Market Accounts," "Money Market Certificates,"
"Money Market Funds," or look for a specific
account such as "Dreyfus Worldwide Money Market
Fund."
- Infotrac OneFile
This general periodicals database includes
many business and consumer publications. Try
searching on the keywords listed above.
Infotrac is a large periodicals database featuring the full text and citations for
newspaper and magazine articles.
- Newsbank
Search for full text newspaper articles on
money markets. Consists of two databases:
America’s Newspapers, which indexes the full
text of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune,
Christian Science Monitor, Orange County
Register, San Diego Union-Tribune, USA Today,
the Washington Post, and the San Francisco
Chronicle from roughly 1985 to the present; and
Noticias en Español, which provides full
text articles in Spanish.
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