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Early Lessons from the 2023 Bank Meltdown

Early Lessons from the 2023 Bank Meltdown

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Josh Centers
Mar 14, 2023
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When I was a kid, I would often accompany my mom to the bank. Having nothing better to do, I would stare at the golden FDIC placards proclaiming that every account was insured up to $100,000.

In retrospect, that seems like a real-life Chekov’s Gun.

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