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This is why I rely on Substack for ALL my education.

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Apr 5Liked by Brett Scott

Thanks!…but why just ignore interest owed to debt investors?

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This is a clear explanation, Brett :)

I'm with my fintech background as well but only on the basics, not CDS or CDO thing.

Thank you for writing this article, I'll share this in case someone asks me what bond is, leverage, etc, because you can explain better with the illustration.

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Apr 6Liked by Brett Scott

You are very good at explaining these things clearly!

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Apr 5Liked by Brett Scott

Amazing post! Just to make sure I understand "finance your financing", if I borrow $4.5m from another bank for a 25% equity stake... does that mean I now have only 5% of Bloks Inc? Because the original plan was that with $5m I would have 25% of the shares (other people put up the remaining $15m)

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Apr 5Liked by Brett Scott

Thanks again! Which of your books would you recommend reading first…not as an investor/ gambler, but just mystified by the mechanism of money?

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Those arrows should be to scale, not just directional.

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