The investment of your cash surplus should never be speculative — that is, high risk. As in most businesses, your cash surplus may only be a temporary ... |
Maturity is the term used to describe the length or the duration of your investments. Many investments are made to be held over a certain period of time. An investment that is held for its full ... |
Liquidity describes how easily you can access the cash you put into an investment. Some investments are more liquid than others. For example, investing your cash surplus in a |
Yield is the last factor to consider when making your cash surplus investment decisions. For most investments, the yield is determined by three other ... |
Interest-bearing checking accounts are the simplest method of investing a cash surplus. Since they operate like a regular checking account, no action is ... |
Sweep accounts can be an effective and easy way of investing any cash surpluses you have. A sweep account is a combination of a regular checking account and ... |
Treasury bills. T-Bills are direct obligations of the federal government issued at a discount for periods of three months, six months, or one year. Treasury notes, on the other hand, have ... |
CDs. Certificates of deposit are a popular tool for investing the cash surpluses of a business. CDs are time deposits with banks and other financial ... |
From time to time, every business owner wrestles with the question of whether it's time to make a major purchase, or to undertake an expensive, lengthy project. Depending on the size and type of ... |
First of all, what do we mean by a "major purchase?" Among financial types (like your banker or accountant), the main consideration is usually that the item or project will have a service period of ... |
