Morningstar writes "How Safe Is Your Cash?" The article says, "Question: A few years ago, I remember hearing that money market funds were covered by FDIC protection just like certificates of deposit and savings accounts. Are money market funds still FDIC-insured? Answer: The short answer is no, money market fundholders don't have the same guarantees that holders of CDs, money market deposit accounts, and checking and savings accounts have. But your memory serves you well because money market fund investors were accorded extra protections when the financial crisis evolved in 2008. At that time, a large money market mutual fund, the Reserve Primary Fund, "broke the buck," meaning its holdings dropped in price, which in turn caused the fund's net asset value to drop lower than $1. That event created panic selling among some holders of money market funds, prompting the Treasury Department to start a new program, similar to FDIC insurance, for money market funds."

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