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Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy by denimnerd42 on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:27PM (#35104050)
you can transfer your treasuries to a broker and then sell them. i do see your point though. if your emergency is you need your life savings TODAY then yeah you'd have a problem. but you could probably find a source of credit while you sell.
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Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy by she11c0de on Friday March 10, 2023 @10:55PM (#35105101)
> you can transfer your treasuries to a broker and then sell them.

Only to find out that because of the raised rates nobody wants to pay for them enough to cover your emergency.

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