"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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