Bowie Bonds Did the Incredible: Make Securitization Glamorous

Published January 13, 2016 1:26 PM

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Updated January 14, 2016 1:26 PM

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David Bowie's financial innovation of issuing bonds against his royalties gave securitization a certain luster. Then subprime mortgages came along.

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