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At this point, Apple could just take their cash stockpile, dump it in mutual funds, and be profitable, basically, forever.



You think it's locked in a safe? I'm sure it's invested in a healthy mix of funds.


Sorry, maybe I am being dense, but isn't that pretty much where it is? I mean, when articles talk about "cash reserves" don't they precisely mean immediately liquid assets, or does that include invested income as well?


It means "readily convertible". So stocks, mutual funds, other currency reserves, bonds, etc. Things that if you needed cash right now you could quickly turn into cash.


An example of a non-liquid asset would be real estate.




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