Now that rates are much higher in paying more attention to my uninvested assets in my retirement and brokerage accounts. Typically these are held in sweep accounts, but moving to a MM fund or external savings can yield 4%+. On my retirement accounts obviously an external savings is off the table, but what are the disadvantages to a MM fund other than the fact that to switch gears and invest the assets is gonna be a 2-day delay vs. a sweep account? Under normal low rate circumstance this might be an issue, but markets don’t typically swing that much in two days so the delay might be a worthwhile trade off. Transferring from an external account would be a similar delay. What am I missing? MM funds can’t typically go negative in any circumstances from what I’m seeing.
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