Allspring Global's Weaver on money funds, recession and riding the yield curve

<p>Jeff Weaver, senior portfolio manager at <a href= "https://www.allspringglobal.com">Allspring Global Investments</a>, discusses how the money-market fund business has changed as interest rates have climbed to where payouts are at levels not seen in decades, but cautions against going all-in on the short-term savings instruments because when a recession comes -- something he expects for 2024 -- investors who have not started to lengthen out the maturity of fixed income holdings will miss out on the solid longer-term rates available today. Also on the show, Tom Lydon of <a href="https://www.vettafi.com">VettaFi</a> looks at the strong consumer's shopping habits for his ETF of the Week, author Kerry Pechter of <a href= "https://www.retirementincomejournal.com">Retirement Income Journal</a> discusses his revised version of 'Annuities for Dummies' and the way higher interest rates and inflation have changed the picture for annuity products, and Luke Babich of <a href="https://www.listwithclever.com">Clever Real Estate</a> discusses their survey showing that <a href= "https://www.realestatewitch.com/real-estate-myths-2023/">Americans in the market for a home have some surprising misconceptions about the costs and responsibilities of buying and owning one</a>.</p>