If people cannot trust the banks to put cash will they not move it to the markets?

This is a bump in the road. If you see BoA or Cap One go down, then you should start worrying. Until then, there's no reason to create more panic than what already exists.

There will likely be a bit more withdrawals over the next few days than normal, but once people realize their bank isn't going anywhere things will calm down again.

Also, people are insured up to $250k. How many people do you know who have more than $250k in a bank?

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Also, people are insured up to $250k. How many people do you know who have more than $250k in a bank?

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If it were to happen, I don’t think that would be a comfort to most people.

What would the timeline be on receiving that?

Most people don’t have a cash supply at home for emergencies (good idea to have some cash set aside).

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If there is a run on a bank like BOA or Capital One, I don't know if paper money will be that valuable anymore either

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Also true.

We can start trading in bullets or bottle caps.

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Which is why it's smart to diversify in gold, silver and lead. If the first two aren't able to get you through, the world is at a point where you can rely only on the third.

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I talked about this on the poli board. 99.9% of us aren't built to "rely on lead" as you put it.

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With all the cash that cannot be insured why would they not now all move it to stocks. Should we see a nice bump in the stock market? I am sure I am not getting it all.

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Have you seen the market lately?

Terrible returns on most stocks. Why would I put my money in the market where I can lose 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50%, or more of my money if the stock market tanks?

The only decent investment right now is Treasuries. You get decent interest rates now that rates are rising. If liquidity is needed, short term treasuries. You can buy them in as short as 1 month terms.

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Also, people are insured up to $250k. How many people do you know who have more than $250k in a bank?

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I would guess that the majority of wage earners have their money tied up in their employer's payroll account with over $250,000.

So in the sense that they may not get paid on a Friday, a good many more people than you are giving credit to.

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Which is why it's smart to diversify in gold, silver and lead. If the first two aren't able to get you through, the world is at a point where you can rely only on the third.

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If paper money goes down all that will be relevant for the future is the third

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With all the cash that cannot be insured why would they not now all move it to stocks.

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Didn’t work out well for those heavily invested in the markets in 1929