For investors, cash and cash-like investments have been unusually attractive over the past two years, offering a safe haven with surprisingly robust returns. This appeal was primarily driven by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes, a measure aimed at combating inflation. High-yield options such as Certificates of Deposit (CDs), money-market funds, and other similar vehicles have been delivering returns well above 5%, a rate that was virtually unheard of for such investments in the low-interest environment that preceded this period. However, as the landscape shifts with the Fed’s recent signal towards cutting rates, investors are finding the world of cash investments increasingly complex […]

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