#bonds

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly. ↗

— Peter De Vries

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You have to know what you own. You have to really do your homework in terms of knowing what supports your bonds. ↗

— Meredith Whitney

#homework #know #knowing #own #really

Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

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Defaulting on the nation's debt would be cataclysmic. The U.S. Treasury's Aaa rating is the one constant in the world's financial system. When times are bad anywhere on the planet, global investors flock to Treasury bonds because they know they will get their money back. ↗

— Mark Zandi

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