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| Subject: money market funds A Money Market Fund (or Money Market Mutual Fund) is an open ended mutual fund that invests in short term debt securities. Regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Money Market funds are important providers of liquidity to financial intermediaries. In 1971, Bruce R. Bent established the first money market fund in the U.S. The Reserve Fund was offered to investors who were interested in preserving their cash and earning a small rate of return. Deflation Economics By John Schroy, on April 10th, 2010 |  Leave a comment  Deflation is said to occur when general price levels fall. The last important example of general deflation in the United States occurred during the Great Depression. Federal Reserve officials and central bankers around the world often regard deflation as a greater risk than inflation. Under the Obama administration, US central bankers are now wary of both deflation and inflation. April 10th, 2010 | Print Article |  Email Article |  Topics: Asset-backed Securities, Barack Obama, Bonds, central bank, deflation, efficient market hypothesis, Federal Reserve Bank, fiscal deficit, Franklin Roosevelt, Great Depression, Inflation, labor unions, Macro Economic Theory, money market funds, rating agencies, Ronald Reagan, savings, sub-prime mortgages, trade unions, unemployment, US taxation | Category: Economic Theory, featured | Leave a comment |  Short urlStagflation watch By John Schroy, on March 20th, 2010 | One comment  The lack of fiscal restraint of President Obama on the healthcare issue, the ’stimulus bill’, and other ‘progressive’ legislation in the pipeline, combined with the jobs-firsts-inflation-last attitude of Fed Chairman Bernanke — leave little room to doubt that sooner or later the United States is likely to enter the realm of double-digit inflation. Inflation is likely be the final and deadliest blow to the retirement dreams of many Baby Boomers. When the stock market crashes, one can hope for a recovery some day. With inflation, the losses are permanent and final. March 20th, 2010 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Baby Boomers, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bonds, China, deindustrialization, Democratic Party, fiscal deficit, Harry Reid, Inflation, Jimmy Carter, money market funds, Nancy Pelosi, Obamacare, Paul Volcker, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, trade unions, unemployment, US taxation, US Treasury, War on Terror | Category: Inflation | One comment | Short urlStorm coming: By John Schroy, on August 13th, 2009 | 3 comments  When the government spends much more than it takes in, inflation results. The Obama administration is spending a lot more that it should. In fact, Congressional authorization for deficit spending is now at historic levels. Will Americans paper their walls with dollar bills when inflation hits? So far, most Congressional authorizations have not been disbursed. But as spending budgets are executed, inflation should kick in. August 13th, 2009 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Larry Summers, monetary policy, money market funds, Paul Volcker, Timothy Geithner | Category: Inflation | 3 comments | Short urlFeatured articles on inside pages
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