Both have since experienced technological difficulties. Granted, one of those picks showed that stocks had lost some lustiness. One of the best funds was the Vanguard Total Bond Market. Money asked its readers. In a slowing economy, amid a series of earnings disappointments, bonds suddenly are beautiful.
Bonds are one thing.
But when I see Money talking about cash, I get jittery. Oh, don't get me wrong. I've long loved cash. I don't chuckle when I see someone at the store pull out a couple of twenties instead of a gold credit card to pay for groceries. I don't think it's silly to keep money in the bank to cover at least 4 months of living expenses.