Even though your savings are guaranteed by the FDIC, there's a cap of only one hundred grand on it. What you want to do is structure your savings differently. Make sure that no more than 100 thousand is in your name or that every dollar over the limit is only [ ?
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Mister Micawber[? Doesn't make sense, but I don't know the FDIC rule. 'At least 50%'? Why not '100%'?] 50 percent insured.Apparently, anything over 100,000 is only 50 percent insured, meaning if you have 200,000 and the bank goes out of business, you'll only get 150,000 back if the bank is FDIC insured.