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Clients show more interest in emergency funds amid pandemic

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COVID-19, high unemployment and the upcoming presidential election are making clients more inclined to build a cash cushion, advisers say

Financial advisers have been begging their clients for years to put money aside for emergencies. Americans are finally listening.

The idea of an emergency fund is to make sure you have easily accessible cash — usually three to 12 months of expenses — in the event of, say, a global p

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