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If your bank account is also at your broker (ex. Schwab, Fidelity) then money market funds are actually more convenient than a HYSA. My money market fund money is available the day after I sell and there is no waiting period to transfer between my accounts at Schwab. Also I can use the money market fund to underwrite cash secured puts or for other investment activities.

Transferring between institutions I have had take 3-5 days before funds clear. Wires can be faster but come with fees and a whole bunch of questions to make sure you aren’t a scammer trying to empty an account.

So, it is good to know about all your options. I keep my 6month emergency fund in SNOXX money market fund. With Fidelity you can set a sweep to go into their short term treasury fund and not even have to sell anything to transfer the money out.




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