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What is a Credit Default Swap (CDS)?

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Credit default swaps (CDS) have been in the news a lot lately. Most recently, they have been featured prominently in the trouble effecting American International Group (AIG). What is a credit default swap? A credit default swap is a type of credit derivative, meaning its value is derived from ...

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Earn Smarter, Not Harder

Friday, January 18th, 2008

We've all heard the old adage "Work smarter, not harder". This means that if you plan and think about the best way to do a job, you will save huge amounts of time and effort. I would like to propose that you should also apply similar thinking to your income. ...

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