In the following video, Motley Fool senior editor Dayana Yochim takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "What should people do with their emergency funds given the interest rates that are lower than inflation?"
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Ask a Fool: I Want to Make Money on My Emergency Stash
By Dayana Yochim
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Apr 17, 2013 at 6:17PM
If your emergency nest egg is earning interest that doesn't even beat inflation, are you losing money?
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