Cash, in online savings accounts and money market accounts, is becoming the hot investment tool for the wealthy, according to a survey released this week by HSBC Bank USA.

“Today?s smart investors are bullish about cash and active about finding the best returns for this sometimes overlooked asset class,” said Martin Glynn, CEO of HSBC Bank USA.

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