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| * [[Stock]]s, [[Bond (finance)|bonds]], and [[mutual fund]]s including [[money fund]]s | * [[Stock]]s, [[Bond (finance)|bonds]], and [[mutual fund]]s including [[money fund]]s | ||
|  The [[Securities Investor Protection Corporation]], a separate institution chartered by Congress, provides protection against the loss of many types of such securities in the event of a brokerage failure, but ''not'' against a decrease in their values. | |||
|  Exceptions have occurred, such as the FDIC bailout of bondholders of [[Continental Illinois]]. | |||
| * Investments backed by the U.S. government, such as [[United States Treasury security|Treasury securities]] | * Investments backed by the U.S. government, such as [[United States Treasury security|Treasury securities]] | ||
| * The contents of [[safe deposit box]]es. | * The contents of [[safe deposit box]]es. | ||
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