The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy

Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy by edulix on Saturday March 11, 2023 @02:09AM (#35106190)

Or you could hold short-term t-bills for any extra money over the FDIC insurance limit. Then you are good unless the US Gov goes bankrupt, which is a non-zero risk but much lower and different.

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Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy by tome on Saturday March 11, 2023 @05:06AM (#35106998)

Yes, I don’t understand what systemic forces are making this not the standard practice.

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Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy by phone8675309 on Saturday March 11, 2023 @05:07PM (#35113284)

SVB and its depositors most likely felt that SVB was too big to fail and that the government would just bail them out

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