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Insecure Securities

Once upon a time, stocks were risky and collateralized securities were safe. That time is over, as the collapse of the US mortgage securitization market has exposed the once-vaunted American financial system's underlying lack of trustworthiness.

MUNICH – Once upon a time, stocks were risky and collateralized securities were safe. That time is over, as the breakdown of the American mortgage securitization market has shown.

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