What percent of my liquid cash should I keep in the bank vs stocks? I keep thinking about how the current inflation is devaluing the cash in my bank account and that I should do something with it. I know I should invest more, but I’m trying to decide how much I should keep in the bank.

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Liquid cash should really never be more than a couple months of expenses for the vast majority of people.

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You could use a money market account. I use Vanguard's short-term investment grade bond fund as my buffer between checking and investing. I keep almost nothing in my bank savings account. I keep 1 month in checking and ~4 months in the short term bond fund. It's pretty stable, pays monthly interest and I can move money to/from checking in 2-3 days. If the amount in the bond fund grows beyond that 4 month mark, I invest the overage. I have regular monthly fund purchases from my checking account so i'm not making that many moves back/forth from the bond fund.

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I would add that I am relatively low risk but want to keep things fairly liquid (e.g. no bonds)

LOL... Treasury Bonds are the most liquid investment you can get short of cash

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Given that percentages are relative terms - what’s the total value of your portfolio (including cash) at the moment?

Checking Account - Only what's required for your regular payments + buffer for unexpected cash outlay
Savings Account - 6 months worth of expenses
Stocks/Investments - Everything else

Inflation is still incredibly low so I wouldn't really let that drive your decision.

I usually try for ~ 4-6 months living expenses. Maybe another 10-5% cash in investment accounts for opportunistic buying.

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