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There may be some uncertainty over the Federal Reserve\u2019s moves on interest rates over the next few months, but regardless of what the Fed does, it is still a good time for savers. <\/p>\n

The Fed\u2019s rapid rate-hikes not only mean they can earn interest on their nest eggs, savers also finally have options for how to do so.<\/p>\n

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Yields on money-market funds are hovering around 5%, which is well above the 0.5% average for savings accounts, according to Bankrate data. With the Fed seemingly intent on raising rates by 25 basis points to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% at its meeting this week, that yield looks pretty healthy. <\/p>\n

While there is some murmuring over what will happen at future Fed meetings, higher-for-longer is definitely emerging as the consensus view. The market is pricing in rates staying above 5% at least through March, according to the CME Group\u2019s FedWatch Tool.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoney markets pay 5% and they\u2019re incredibly safe. It\u2019s a great place to park cash while deciding what you want to do,\u201d Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research, told Barron\u2019s<\/em>. He also likes money markets for their liquidity.<\/p>\n

But some investors may be looking for investments with more diversity and less exposure to sudden rate swings. Determining where is best, however, depends on one\u2019s outlook on the economy.<\/p>\n

Wall Street and economists alike have been vacillating between ringing recession alarm bells and saying the Fed can engineer a so-called soft-landing. With the
\n S&P 500
\n trading at 20 times forward earnings, investors seem to think there is little chance of a downturn, and certainly not a severe one.<\/p>\n

For investors taking a more bullish view on the economy, high yield or corporate debt could be a place to invest. The
\n SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
\n (ticker: JNK) currently yields 6.4% while the
\n iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
\n (HYG) yields 5.6%\u2014both a tick above current money market rates. There could be even more upside for investors, presuming the economy doesn\u2019t turn south.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the economy rolls along, you won\u2019t have credit issues but you will get capital appreciation,\u201d Essaye explained.<\/p>\n

For his part, Essaye is taking a slightly more bearish view on the economy, noting it will take a while for the market and economy to fully absorb the impact of the 10 rate hikes that have occurred over the last 16 months. For that, he is open to buying 2-year Treasuries as well as other spots on the curve, depending on the investor\u2019s time horizon. It isn\u2019t much because of the yield, but when there is a downturn, investors will see capital appreciation as others rotate out of stocks into safer assets.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople will stampede out of stocks and stampede into Treasuries,\u201d Essaye said.<\/p>\n

He isn\u2019t alone in thinking about the merits of going out further in the yield curve as the Fed seems to be nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re at a point here where, after 500 bps of tightening, we\u2019re approaching the end. We probably have one or two more hikes,\u201d Jeff Weaver, senior portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments, said recently at a Crane Data conference. With the Fed likely to leave rates higher for longer because of a tight labor market and high inflation, going out on the curve does make sense. \u201cBut certainly, we\u2019re nearing the end of the interest-rate hike cycle and it does warrant some extension,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Of course, investors can be forgiven for avoiding the coin flip on the path of the economy and instead sticking with money markets. Sometimes simpler is better\u2014 and just as profitable.<\/p>\n

Write to Carleton English at carleton.english@dowjones.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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