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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cash has been crowned king yet again. Investors and savers are piling into cash as a safe haven from the banking turmoil that has rocked the industry these last few weeks. Since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), investors have transferred over $300 billion into money market funds bringing the total to a record-breaking $5.4 trillion . Until recently, money market funds didn’t produce enough returns to lure investors away from the stock market or depositors away from savings accounts. For the last 10 years, the S&P 500 had an average yearly return of 9.82%. Compare that to Vanguard’s VMFXX 0.78% return and it’s no wonder catchy phrases like “cash is trash” caught on with investors. No too long ago, keeping more than three months of expenses in a savings account was considered unwise because of the opportunity cost compared to investing. However, nothing lasts forever. In times of market uncertainty and … [Read more...] about Savers And Investors Are Flocking To Money Market Funds.

TAMPA, Fla. — At the end of a hallway inside the convention center at the Republican National Convention last week, rising Republican star Ted Cruz took a seat in a folding chair and answered eight questions from The Daily Caller. Cruz, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, criticized the media for failing to highlight his party’s Hispanic and other minority convention speakers, discussed which government agencies he’d like to see eliminated, and revealed what he thinks about party-watchers who see him as a future presidential contender. Here’s that conversation with Cruz with minor edits for length and clarity: TheDC : Who particularly impressed you as a convention speaker here in Tampa? Cruz : I think Ann Romney on Tuesday was the rock star of the night, and I think the task she had before her was humanizing Mitt Romney. A lot of people understand his extraordinary business career, his very successful tenure and leadership. But she had a critical task of … [Read more...] about Rising GOP star Ted Cruz talks about the media, the convention, federal agencies to axe

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “Has anyone had clients actually do the apocryphal story of a client using a 529 to go on a continuing education cruise of Europe?” asked one of my peers in a recent forum, “Trying to figure (this out) after client asked.” Can You Get An Education At Sea? There are a host of companies offering education opportunities in combination with a cruise. Continuing Education, Inc. claims to have, “over 100 Continuing Medical Education and Dental CE cruise conferences.” This allows medical professionals to fulfill the requirements of their professional designation in combination with a vacation. There’s also University at Sea, CME Away at Sea, AEA Optometric Cruise Seminars, and many, many more companies that would gladly give a professional continuing education classes and an excuse to vacation. However, these are all continuing education classes, not college courses from an accredited school. These are for-profit companies … [Read more...] about Can You Use Your 529 To Take A Cruise?

Photo via Police News Varieties Officers from Mueng Pattaya Police Station arrested a British and Korean man yesterday after they stole 175,000 baht from a cannabis shop in Pattaya on Saturday. Another suspect, an Irishman, is being questioned by police under suspicion of being involved in the robbery. The two thieves were identified as 47 year old Englishman Markus Powell and 52 year old Korean Myoung Kyu Lee. The arrest followed a complaint made by the owner of the cannabis shop on Pattaya Sai Sam Road, THC Trade Herbs & Cannabis, on Saturday, March 25. The shop owner, 44 year old Parin Parnsing, reported that his Korean co-owner, Namil Kim, was attacked by the thieves while he was working in an office behind the shop at about 11.20pm. The two foreign men broke into the office and attacked Kim, although no weapons were used. The thieves then stole Kim’s wallet which contained 5,000 baht cash and a safety box with approximately 170,000 baht cash … [Read more...] about British and Korean men arrested for robbing cannabis shop in Pattaya