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Tax-Smart Investing Garrett Crawford, CFP® Tax-Smart Investing Garrett Crawford, CFP®

The HNW Cash Dilemma: How to Balance Liquidity and Growth

In Episode 11 of Retirement Tax Matters we discuss cash dilemmas for high-net-worth retirees: finding the right balance between necessary liquidity and optimizing your returns. While having readily accessible cash for emergencies is important, we explore the potential drawbacks of holding excessive amounts in multiple low-yielding bank accounts, which can add unnecessary complexity. Discover how recent T+1 settlement changes allow funds in conservative brokerage investments like money markets (sometimes yielding more) to be accessed typically by the next business day, challenging the need for overly large bank balances.

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