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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2005
Page
40
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Money market mutual fund yields edged higher in the week to Tuesday with seven day average at 1.81 percent and 30 day at 1.73 percent. Compounded yields rose to 1.83 percent and 1.74 percent respectively while fund maturities averaged 36 days. Bankrate metrics showed higher yields on CDs and steady money market accounts. Retail fund assets declined by 3.25 billion to 822.65 billion as the ICII reported.
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