Cash yields around 3% are below inflation (>3%), and with the Fed on hold or cutting, cash underperforms in real terms. Moving money into the front-end of the yield curve and diversified short-term credits, including asset-backed securities, produces 5–7% returns, protects purchasing power, and delivers equity-like returns with lower volatility. Fixed income is the place to be.
By moving out of cash into the front end of the yield curve, investors can earn 100-200 basis points more, with short-term fixed income producing 5-7% nominal returns. Diversifying across corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and agency mortgages helps mute volatility from inflation repricing while capturing equity-like returns. The Fed on hold supports this carry without immediate rate hike risk.