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		blawson on Aug 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offerin... Maybe at certain sums much larger than individual depositors concern themselves with, you can't just "hold the cash". Like banks might say there is no way we want your $10 billion in cash to look after. Either invest it yourself or pay us to invest it for you.

josefx on Aug 21, 2019 [–]

You really don't want $10 billion in a bank. Laws mostly guarantee a few hundred thousand per account holder if the bank itself has financial issues. You would have to spread that amount over quite a few banks if you wanted it secured.

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