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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

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AUGUST 15, 2023

I was reminded of that paper a few weeks ago, when Fitch downgraded the US, from AAA to AA+, a relatively minor shift, but one with significant psychological consequences for investors in the largest economy in the world, whose currency still dominates global transactions. Why does the risk-free rate matter?

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Transcript: Edward Chancellor

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I went into what’s called corporate finance, what people would see now as sort of M&A department. CHANCELLOR: Well, I was actually in a sort of subgroup there, which was called corporate strategy. But I didn’t last very long there because I thought I didn’t like corporate finance.

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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Transcript: Edward Chancellor

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