The Wall Street Journal'​s "​Interest-​Rate Outlook Adds Luster to Cash" discusses the sudden shift towards cash among financial planners and investors.

Fundr2.​com (​Fund R Squared) is fund commentator and analyst Max Rottersman'​s latest undertaking. Max'​s forte'​s include fund expenses, valuing fund businesses and philosophising.

The Federal Reserve Board'​s "​Commerical Paper Outstanding" web page shows CP totals (​the NSA Total, non-​seasonally adjusted) breaking $​2 trillion for the first time ever on Tuesday.

Federated Investors Prepares Release of Q4 Earnings. With money fund assets up $​190 billion, or 10.​6% in the quarter, and Federated'​s assets up 13.​2%, over 17 billion (Crane Data estimate), the stock should look good.

The California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors (​CACTTC) lists a host of major cash investors, info on their annual conference, and associate members.

The American Securitization Forum just announced that its 2008 industry conference (​Feb. 3-​6, 2008) will also be held at The Venetian in Las Vegas. ASF2007, which is expecting over 6,​000 (​with lots of ABCP people and money fund managers), will be held January 28-​31.

Newsletter writer Bernie Schaeffer notes the surge in assets of `​Fidelity Select Money Market Fund, calling it a bullish sign for the markets. FSLXX has climbed to No. 2 in our daily rankings.

The Harford Courant writes "​Use Caution In Investing Money For Down Payment" and recommends money markets.

The Reserve put out a press release this week with comments from founder Bruce Bent on money funds' recent jump to record levels.

San Francisco Chronicle writes "​Put your money to work" and discusses money funds and bank savings (​though conspicuously omits http://​www.​cranedata.​us!).

While BlackRock had launched a new website at http://​www.​blackrock.​com following their Merrill Lynch AM takeover, the new look and feel has finally spread to the Daily yields area of BlackRock Liquidity.

"​Cash has flash, but can sour on sidelines" says The Globe and Mail (​Canada). The article talks about funds' and investors' cash holdings, and about Canadian money funds (​briefly).

In honor of MLK Day, we feature money fund trading platform Capital Networks Inc., the only portal "​Certified Minority Business Enterprise by the National Minority Supplier Development Council www.​nmsdc.​org".

The Chicago Board of Trade (​CBOT)'​s Fed Funds Futures show that the odds of a Fed rate cut have dropped to almost nothing in the first half of 2007. Markets show a 12% chance of a cut in June and expect just a 1/​4-​point cut in the second half of 2007.

We'​d like to Welcome and Thank our latest Money Fund Intelligence advertising partner, American Beacon Advisors, "​Fixed Income Strategies for your investment needs".

We noticed some web traffic coming from FundAlarm, which has some discussion board posts on money fund rates (​and links to http://​www.​cranedata.​us), so we thought we'​d return the favor by making them our "​Link of the Day".

Tom Petruno'​s LA Times article, "​For bonds, middle came in last" says "​the only smart place to be in the near term probably would be money market funds."

"​Soft Landing May Cut Returns on Cash" says an article in Sunday'​s WSJ. "​Stay short, be happy," has been the cash mantra, but the party may end in 2007 says the piece.

Lipper HedgeWorld writes "​Diversified Repos Enhance Hedge Fund Cash Returns" and quotes The Reserve saying hedge funds are buying money funds big-​time.

The New York Cash Exchange is May 30 to June 1 at the NY Hilton. Visit the Treasury Management Association of New York'​s site for details, and attend our money fund workshop and "​portal" panels.

See Peter Crane'​s latest MarketWatch article, "​Money Market Funds Are Kings of Cash".

Vanguard ran a huge ad in the new Wall Street Journal Tuesday telling investors to "​Keep more of what'​s yours" and directing them to a new money fund page complete with podcast (​linked above).

Visit Crane Data'​s Money Fund Links and Resources Page. We list links to almost every money fund family, links to all the online money fund trading portals, and links to a host of useful resources for money fund professionals, investors, and servicers.

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