​ "Seek higher yields for cash accounts" writes the Chicago Tribune'​s Carolyn Bigda. She advises consumers to upgrade their brokerage sweep account rates, to "sweep cash into high-​yielding accounts", and to "research rates online" at sites such as http://​www.​cranedata.​us. Yesterday'​s article says, "Today, the average ... yield for money funds is 4.​99 percent, while cash accounts at brokerages pay 2.​64 percent, according to Crane Data LLC, which tracks money funds."

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