money market mutual funds

Money market mutual funds are paying a pittance. Look to local banks, laddered CDs and short-term bond funds to achieve higher yields.

Money market mutual funds haven't gone away, but they have undergone some changes recently, and more may be on the way.

If those changes go through, you may not recognize your dear friend, the money fund.

The Treasury Department says it's setting aside up to $50 billion to protect investors in money market mutual funds.

Once considered virtually as safe as cash, we learned this week they aren't. Amy Scott reports.