As a general rule of thumb, a person retiring in 15 years, with low tolerance for risk should invest approximately 50 percent of their money in the stock market, 40 percent in bonds and 10
percent in a money market account.
Not exact matches
Put aside 5 - 10
percent of your net take - home pay — even if it's just $ 50 or $ 100 —
in a mutual fund, ETF or
money market account that will grow month to month.
In addition, the
money market account imposes a 1
percent cross border and / or currency conversion transaction fee.
As of this writing, the interest rate on a Bank of America
money market savings
account in California is point zero three
percent.
But when you add
in money market and other low - interest - bearing
accounts, they actually hold an average 63
percent.
Taking taxes into
account, the
market would have to fall 25
percent in a year for your 401 (k) contribution to lose
money.
You hold cash (
money market)
in your
account so you can use it when needed, so you don't want more than a couple
percent held inside your mutual funds (5 % tops).
For example, Vanguard, which has the lowest fees
in the industry, has an average expense ratio of 0.14
percent on its
money market funds, a $ 20 annual fee on
accounts with less than $ 10,000 and requires a $ 3,000 minimum investment.
Depending on how much
money you have saved
in a SunTrust
account, you can earn up to a 25 to 50
percent bonus on your earnings if you deposit cash rewards into a SunTrust checking, savings or
money market account.
As of this writing, the interest rate on a Bank of America
money market savings
account in California is point zero three
percent.