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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Explaining the Fed's 'Operation Twist' with diamonds
The Federal Reserve's most recent policy move is simply a ...
The Federal Reserve's most recent policy move is simply a way of driving down interest rates. But how does it work? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains Operation Twist with a simple analogy.
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Why a bank run is bad
A bank run occurs when customers run down to the ...
A bank run occurs when customers run down to the bank and demand their money back. So, why can't the bank just return the cash? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains using a human heart analogy.
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What's an index of credit default swaps?
Big bets on an obscure index lay at the heart ...
Big bets on an obscure index lay at the heart of JPMorgan's losses this week. Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains how an index of CDS works.
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Assets: What are they anyway?
Surely you've heard the term assets -- they can be ...
Surely you've heard the term assets -- they can be toxic, liquid, or tangible. Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains what the word “assets” really means.
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FDIC spells a good, sound sleep for savers
Seventeen banks have failed so far this year, but their ...
Seventeen banks have failed so far this year, but their customers can rest easy -- thanks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
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The role of a fiduciary
Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains the responsibilities of a fiduciary ...
Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains the responsibilities of a fiduciary with a taxi metaphor.
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Explaining insider trading
Lawmakers are considering yet another bill to ban insider trading. ...
Lawmakers are considering yet another bill to ban insider trading. But the term "insider trading" seems open to interpretation. Senior Producer Paddy Hirsch helps us understand what it is and why it's a big deal.
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Explaining proprietary trading and its risks
Prop trading, as it’s called on Wall Street, is the ...
Prop trading, as it’s called on Wall Street, is the target of the Volcker Rule, a centerpiece of the Dodd-Frank financial reform act. Marketplace’s Paddy Hirsch explains what proprietary trading is, and why it’s potentially dangerous for our savings...
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What’s an IPO?
So Facebook has filed to go public. How exactly does ...
So Facebook has filed to go public. How exactly does an initial public offering work? Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains.
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What's the difference: Secured vs. unsecured bonds
Learn the difference between secured and unsecured debt -- a ...
Learn the difference between secured and unsecured debt -- a lesson that Irish taxpayers could use as they face the prospect of footing the bill for the bailout of state-owned Anglo Irish Bank.
