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Risk & Reality in Savings

What Can Go Wrong: Inflation, Liquidity, and Hidden Risks in "Safe" products.

Module Topics

Master these concepts to complete the module

6 Lessons

Inflation Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Liquidity Risk

Credit & Institutional Risk

Reinvestment Risk

Safety Myths in Savings

System Infrastructure

Where This Fits

Banking & Cash

Savings are the safe harbor for your money. They sit between daily banking (liquidity) and investing (growth) to provide stability.

Banking & Cash Emergency Funds

Prerequisites

Effective savings require:

Banking Basics Surplus Cashflow

Applied In

Your savings fuel these future engines:

Investing Capital Short-term Goals

Related Infrastructure

Inflation Risk Taxation (TDS)