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Cash Is King:

Preserving Your Wealth
in Turbulent Times

In today's market — where economic volatility is as much a part of the landscape as Wall Street — cash has become the wisest and safest investment. For years, stocks have ruled the roost. But with many investments losing their luster, its cash that is king these days.

Many savvy investors like Warren Buffett are moving into cash. But not all "cash investments" are safe. We'll show you how to find the highest yielding, safest cash investments in our special briefing below.

In this briefing you'll discover:

• Why Warren Buffet has more than $40 billion of Berkshire Hathaway parked in cash and cash equivalents today.
• The top five reasons why cash will be king in the coming year.
• The three safest places to stash your cash-all guaranteed by the U.S. Government and out performing stocks by 500 percent this year.
• The one "safe investment" you must avoid now. It's not as safe as most investors think!
• A little-known, highly rated cash investment yielding 100 percent more than money markets and CDs.

PLUS, an urgent warning to all investors who are still buying up Nasdaq stocks with no earnings, and no prospects. AND, why Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's blunder could be the biggest opportunity of the last decade for savvy investors.

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At a Money Show I attended in Las Vegas, thousands of investors were asked which they thought was a better bet right now; stocks that pay few or no dividends, or earning 5 percent a year in a no-risk money market fund.

Their answers were surprising, if not alarming, to investment bankers in New York who depend on the stock market's success. By a wide margin, the group of investors said that the best investment right now is a Treasury bill, a money-market fund, or a bank CD.

The reality is that, in today's environment — where economic volatility is as much a part of the landscape as Wall Street — cash has become the wisest and safest investment in town.

So where is the smart money going these days? Consider Warren Buffett, who has $40 billion of Berkshire Hathaway parked in cash and cash equivalents these days. Here's his baseball analogy for sitting on cash; "It's better not to invest-or swing-at bad pitches in today's market. You may not hit a home run, but you won't strike out either. And you'll still get to first base."

It's worth noting that Buffett does not bluntly say, "I am sitting on cash because I believe the market is overvalued and will slide. In the future I will buy stocks cheap."

Sometimes it's more helpful to avoid listening to what Buffett says and focus instead on what he does. As one of the greatest investors in history, Buffett knows that his every utterance can shift the market. He does not want to cause a stock market panic — or be blamed for causing a slide in stock values that may hurt his considerable equity portfolio.

But if you read between the lines and watch what Buffett does with his money, his investment success is fairly easy to see. In 2006, Buffett-watchers were seeing the Oracle of Omaha moved into cash.

In fact, at his annual meeting in Omaha in 2006, Buffett basically insinuated that he would have moved out of any of his equity positions but he simply cannot. He owns such large chunks of companies like Coca-Cola; he would kill these stocks — and his own values — if he started liquidating.

Millions of savvy investors are moving into cash like Buffett.

Discover the three safest places to stash your cash — go here now.

5 Reasons Why Cash Will Be King

For years, stocks have ruled the roost. But with traditionally preferred investment vehicles losing their luster, its cash that is king these days. Here's why:

Reason #1: A Global Recession

You may not hear about it from the Wall Street bulls, but the United States is the world's biggest debtor nation, printing money with abandon to sustain the illusion of prosperity. And we've been doing this for years. In 2007, the U.S. government owed over $8.8 trillion — and that number is climbing every day.

For decades, Americans have been told by the government, by Wall Street, and by the mass media that the economy is just fine, even as the cancer grows beneath the surface.

Today the U.S. is teetering on the recession. The U.S. economy is both consumer-driven and debt-driven. With consumer debt already excessively high, more rate increases will only dampen consumer spending. Add to the mix that interest rate hikes are destroying the housing boom that had fueled the overall economy during the past four years.

The key component of the global recession puzzle is real estate — specifically the downward trend of U.S. housing prices in 2007. Globally, the "Economist" magazine calls it the greatest bubble in world history, and as it slowly expands, it's not just real estate speculators and homeowners suffer, but the entire U.S. economy, its banking and financial system, and most assuredly, the equity markets.

Those who hold cash positions in their portfolios will be among the few left without significant losses.

A bull market will begin when the Fed stops raising rates, right? Not so fast. Learn why investors playing this waiting game could lose big time. Go here now.

Reason #2: Higher Interest Rates Weaken Equities

In an effort to push an economic collapse off into the future, the Fed lowered interest rates in the early '90s to practically near-zero levels triggering a feeding frenzy of lending, as people rushed out to continue living beyond their means. With loan interest below 5 percent, those burned in the stock market went out and invested in real estate.

This has led to historic high consumer debt. Today, the typical debt carried by the average middle-class family in America is between $10,000 and $13,000 in credit card debt and a minimum 10 times that amount in home mortgages.

As a result in 2006, the Fed had put on the brakes and raised rates 17 times since 2003. With this tightening of the money supply — something the Fed is seeking to accomplish today — there will simply be less money to pour into U.S. equities. Stock prices will fall, thus driving more money into cash instruments.

Investors are already rushing into cash investments, as many abandon their mutual fund investments. According to numbers from the Crane Data LLC, $600 billion had flowed into money market funds since 2004.

Reason #3: Cash Returns Are Outperforming Stocks

In 2006, with the Fed raised short-term interest rates 17 times since 2003, investors are more attentive to cash yields (some as high as 5 percent).

Compare that with the leading stock market indices today.

The average taxable money fund yield in a survey by Crane Data was 4.65 percent. Compare that to the returns below in the various stock indices — and don't forget to factor in the higher risk associated with stock investments. Also consider that cash returns are higher than the 2.8 percent rise in the consumer price index.

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Reason #4: Dividend Yields Are Low

Dividend yields have also been trending downward. In 2006, average dividend payouts hovered around 4 percent and those average payouts have dropped to about 1 percent.

This contrast is framed nicely in the July 14, 2006 issue of The New York Sun. The paper quotes James Melcher, president of Balestra Capital, a $200 million New York hedge fund. He says that, "stocks are by no means cheap, based on historical standards."

Melcher points out that in 1982, a year of great buying opportunities, and the big Dow stocks were selling at six to eight times earnings; dividend yields were around 5 percent; and profit margins had been destroyed. Today, on the other hand, P/E ratios are in the mid-to-upper teens, the dividend yield on the S&P 500 is 1.87 percent; and profit margins are very high.

"The name of the game in the stock market is to buy low and sell high, not the other way around," Melcher concludes.

Reason #5: Rising Inflation Is Making Cash a Better Bet Than Stocks

There is little doubt that rising inflation has caused the Fed to be bolder about continuing to raise interest rates and extend rate hikes.

If Ben Bernanke and company raise interest rates, the higher the potential for a negative economy and lousy earnings. And, as we've already pointed out, the stock market has reacted negatively to rising inflation and higher interest rates.

How does that impact stock prices? Simple. When interest rates rise, financial stocks, for example, will suffer because rising rates are bad news for lending institutions. Higher rates also impact key industries like manufacturing, as economic growth is choked off in higher rate environments.

Or consider construction-industry stocks. With higher rates, fewer people buy homes or build them. That hurts construction companies that may be forced to lay off workers, further sending the economy into a downward spiral.

With the Federal Reserve reacting to higher interest rates some 17 times during the past three years, investors are more favorably inclined toward cash yields of up to 5 percent.

The lesson? As long as inflation looms, the Fed will raise rates. And when the Fed continues to raise interest rates, cash really is king.

Discover where Warren Buffett has more than $40 billion of Berkshire Hathaway parked in cash and cash equivalents today. Go here now.

Seven Best Places to Stash Your Cash

Cash is a most attractive investment option to many investors right now. But experts say that if you don't know what you're doing, investing in cash can be tricky. Knowing where and how to look makes it more effective to use cash as a safe harbor for at least 25 percent of your investment assets.

Here is one of our favorite places to stash cash.

Money Market Funds

Many people prefer to invest in money market funds and accounts because of their flexibility and accessibility. You can get to funds in a money market as easily as you can grab cash from your checking account.

American banks, competing more fiercely than in the past, also offer high yields for both savings and money-market accounts. It's good, experts say, to research investments for good deals, remembering that money markets:

• With higher balances will pay more.
• Might require minimum deposit amounts, giving those that don't an added advantage.
• That keep investor fees low tend to have the highest yields.

These funds usually don't pay as much as a CD, but sometimes they outperform them — especially in a period of rising rates.

In our Financial Intelligence Report you'll discover six more places to stash your cash in the coming year. Most are guaranteed by the U.S. Government and many are outperforming stocks by 500% this year. Go here now.

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