> Given this spread, what should I do with the cash? There isn’t a single answer. Depends on factors such as: - your goals (e.g. would this be for future ret

> Given this spread, what should I do with the cash? There isn’t a single answer. Depends on factors such as: - your goals (e.g. would this be for future retirement, for paying your kids’ education, etc.) - your age - your risk tolerance - etc. What about the socio-political climate makes your risk averse to investing into an index fund? And are you referring to all index fund, which can vary on many dimensions such as region, cap size, type (e.g. equity, bond), etc.