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To: Citizen Zed

Perpetual securities—a bad idea.


6 posted on 08/03/2014 8:35:27 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I guess I’m missing something. Don’t these bonds ever mature and pay off the principal? Don’t these bonds have any provision for being called, or refinanced? Is the principal balance way too large to ever be paid off, so they are paying interest only forever? What the heck?


7 posted on 08/03/2014 8:38:07 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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