APM: Marketplace Whiteboard
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got ...
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got us into this financial mess.
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Why a currency war could hurt you
A currency war sounds weirdly abstract, like a game played ...
A currency war sounds weirdly abstract, like a game played by rival politicians -- but it can have devastating effects in the real world. And it’s not all that different from a rivalry of different kind – a hypothetical sibling rivalry.
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Explaining the FHA with help from Uncle Charlie
What is the Federal Housing Administration and how does it ...
What is the Federal Housing Administration and how does it work? Uncle Charlie and Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explain.
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Shadow Banking - still dangerous
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Explaining dividend recapitalization
Dividend recapitalization: private equity shenanigans or sound common sense? Sr. ...
Dividend recapitalization: private equity shenanigans or sound common sense? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains how it works.
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The fiscal cliff explained (with help from Hollywood)
You've heard warnings about the economic disaster that could happen ...
You've heard warnings about the economic disaster that could happen if Congress fails to avoid a fiscal cliff. But what is the fiscal cliff anyway? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch enlists the support of his friends Thelma and Louise in this three-minute...
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The economic effects of quantitative easing
Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains what QE3 is supposed to do ...
Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains what QE3 is supposed to do for the economy.
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VIDEO: The ECB's bond-buying program explained with bonbons
The European Central Bank is set to go on a ...
The European Central Bank is set to go on a bond-buying spree in an effort to save the euro and stem the debt crisis. But how does it work? It helps to think about candy.
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Explaining what blind trust is with sausages
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he put his investments in ...
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he put his investments in a blind trust to avoid any conflict of interest. So what exactly is a blind trust? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains with a sausage factory analogy.
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What's a floating-rate note and how does it work?
The Treasury Department is planning to roll out a floating-rate ...
The Treasury Department is planning to roll out a floating-rate note program in about a year. But what is a floating-rate note and why do we need one? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains with a boat analogy.
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Eurobond: An explainer
What exactly is a Eurobond and why are so many ...
What exactly is a Eurobond and why are so many people interested in having them? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains with a little help from the three little pigs.
