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A Mountain of Cash

March 1, 2024 | Commentary

  • Money market mutual fund assets recently passed an unprecedented $6 trillion and are projected to keep climbing. This has prompted speculation about what will eventually happen with this mountain of cash.
  • These funds date back to the early 1970’s but it took almost 30 years before their assets exceeded $1 trillion. Through time, however, more individuals and corporations have come to embrace the liquidity and price stability the funds offer, likely making them a permanent addition to the asset management tool kit.
  • Assets flow into money market funds at times of equity market stress as a safety valve for investors. The main drivers of flows, however, are the attractiveness of the yields being offered and the convenience and safety of the funds.
  • Some analysts are predicting major shifts from money market funds to longer duration fixed income or the stock market once the Fed begins cutting policy interest rates. This won’t necessarily happen since cash is now a viable return-generating alternative in asset allocations. The good news is that bond and stock markets should not need this cash to sustain gains in a growing economy.

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