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Thu Feb-10-05 10:59 PM
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16. "us treasuries" and "iou's" are the opposite ends of the spectrum

us treasuries are the safest investment in the world.

iou's are commonly taken to imply personal credit, i.e., the riskist investments in the world.

all they have in common is that they are debt instruments.

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