Americans Wrong to Pile Up Cash; Go for Credit, UBS Wealth Says
Americans have been piling into cash amid uncertainty around the impact of the coronavirus, according to UBS Global Wealth Management, which says that strategy isn’t the answer.
“Rushing to the exits may feel like a safe choice for those uncomfortable with the rally or unresolved Covid-19 risks,” Chief Investment Officer Mark Haefele wrote in a note Tuesday. But “with yields on savings and money-market funds so low, we think investors will need to consider diversifying into riskier, higher-yielding assets such as lower-quality credit or stocks,” he wrote.Cashpiles soared by more than $1 trillion over an eight-week period as coronavirus fears deepened -- to around $4.7 trillion, according to UBS estimates.The S&P 500 Index tumbled 34% from its February record to its low in March as investors fled from riskier while the pandemic spread. While markets have bounced back thanks to record stimulus measures, most projections indicate the pandemic will continue to affect markets for months or even years....MORE
