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Shared emergency accounts could hint at higher savings

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The results of a recent experiment show people saved more, spent less and felt more secure financially while saving as a group, according to the nonprofit Commonwealth.

Would you share an emergency savings account with strangers?

That is a central question in an ongoing experiment conducted by BlackRock-backed nonprofit Commonwealth, which recently published promising findings about collective emergency savings. The answer, particularly for low- and moderate-inc

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