Prerna Mathews & Laurent Boukobza – Is Cash Still King?

With predicted rate cuts potentially looming around the corner, should investors rethink their cash allocation? In our first episode of 2024, join host Matthew Schnurr as he welcomes Prerna Mathews, VP of ETF Product Strategy, and Laurent Boukobza, VP and Fixed Income ETF Strategist, to discuss their outlook for cash and cash-like solutions. Prerna and Laurent explore the changing landscape of cash over the past three years and provide tactical and strategic considerations for cash within client portfolios. Prerna also explains the importance of liquidity, tax implications, and yield when choosing between GICs, high-interest savings accounts, money market funds, and ETFs such as ultra-short bond ETFs. For additional insights, see why it may be time to adopt a new approach to cash and cash equivalent allocations. This episode was recorded on January 22, 2024.