{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Insights","provider_url":"https:\/\/blog.moneyfarm.com\/en","author_name":"David Stevenson","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.moneyfarm.com\/en\/author\/david-stevenson\/","title":"The hidden cost of holding too much cash | Moneyfarm","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xco0HIK16b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.moneyfarm.com\/en\/investments\/the-hidden-cost-of-holding-too-much-cash\/\">The hidden cost of holding too much cash<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.moneyfarm.com\/en\/investments\/the-hidden-cost-of-holding-too-much-cash\/embed\/#?secret=xco0HIK16b\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The hidden cost of holding too much cash&#8221; &#8212; Insights\" data-secret=\"xco0HIK16b\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blog.moneyfarm.com\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/d12m3lr7wmfr8x.cloudfront.net\/blog-en-production\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15132819\/DAV_Blog-banner-play-button.jpg","thumbnail_width":1067,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Government policy, inflation and interest rate uncertainty are reshaping the landscape for savers. While cash remains important for short-term needs and emergencies, holding too much of it can erode wealth over time. Our special contributor and Daily Telegraph investment columnist David Stevenson explores the topic in more detail. You may not always like what politicians [&hellip;]"}