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Money Market Funds vs. Bank Deposits: Which Offers Better Returns?
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By מירב ארד
First reported by Mako · 36 minutes ago
What happened
Money market funds in Israel have yielded around 4% gross returns in the past year, with projected future yields of about 3.25%. These funds generally offer better net returns than bank deposits after considering management fees, addition rates, and taxation on real gains versus nominal gains.
- 01Money market funds yielded 4% gross returns in the past year.
- 02Projected future yields for money market funds are around 3.25%.
- 03Bank deposits offer lower typical interest rates than money market funds.
- 04Management fees and addition rates are key factors in choosing funds.
- 05Money market funds are taxed on real gains, deposits on nominal gains.
- 06Funds offer flexibility against potential interest rate fluctuations.
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