1. Escaping the Great Recession
... were unaware of the true risk behind each of these CDOs and unfortunately at the same time they were leveraging higher than ever. Leveraging involves investing borrowed money along with your own capital in order to receive a higher rate of return than would be possible with your own capital. 10 ... can be attributed to their invested assets. The rich often spread their wealth through investing in stocks and other financial holdings whereas the lower 93% tend to have the majority of their wealth concentrated in their house. The stock and bond market rose during 2009-2011, specifically the ...
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