This Fortune story, available via CNN Money gives a brief overview of money funds in general and discusses current risks in particular. On whether money funds are safe, the piece says "​The short answer is '​yes'." But it asks, "​How can you protect yourself from dubious money fund holdings? The first thing to do is to make sure that you'​re invested in a true money market mutual fund and not some look-​alike investment, such as a floating-​rate bank loan fund or seven-​day-​paper fund." It quotes ICI Chief Economist Brian Reid, who says, "Only funds that are 2a-​7 compliant have to follow provisions put in place to keep a fund from breaking the buck." The SEC'​s Bob Plaze tells Fortune, "There is so much less risk with money market funds relative to other funds that people view them as risk-​free. But they'​re not insured by the government. Saying there'​s no chance for problems is not accurate."

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