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Re:The Impact of Index Investing: A Follow-Up by ryangittins on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @01:02PM (#11629732)
The cost of inflation (at, say, 3%) is $30 for every $1k you have in your emergency account. That's $150 per year if your emergency fund is $5k, or $300 if it's $10k.

I'd be surprised if the combination of the effort it takes and the fees that are charged are less than that for your method.

That being said, it's sounds like you have a firm grasp on your system and it works for you. That's much more than can be said for a vast majority of people.

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Re:The Impact of Index Investing: A Follow-Up by ececconi on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @01:59PM (#11630253)
Cash is a great thing, it's something you don't have to worry about and usually is FDIC insured. Personally, I'm holding onto quite a bit right now because I think much of the market might be overvalued. I think I was just trying to see if I could think out a case where you could in theory not worry about not having too much of it on hand.
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