# Have you checked your bank account today? You better, Silicon Valley Bank is crashing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 10, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997 "2023-03-10T22:58:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997/261 "2023-03-21T12:27:58Z")

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thought this was intresting

> **[Sharon Stone Says She Just Lost A Whole Bunch Of Money Because Of Banks](https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/sharon-stone-lost-money-banks.html)**
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> Sharon Stone had half of her fortune in a recently collpased bank, a stunning admission made during a charity event.

supposedly she lost at least half of her money …

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**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997/262 "2023-03-21T12:38:12Z")

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If true, Sharon needs a new money manager. Either she had half her fortune in cash (and in a single bank), or (more likely) she had half her fortune in SVB (and possibly other recently failed banks) stock. Either case is mind-boggling stupid if she had professional management.

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**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997/263 "2023-03-21T16:03:20Z")

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You can advise some people but they will always ignore you and follow their own basic instincts.

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