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Ep11 "Is Bankruptcy the End?" with Jim Millstein

All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions

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The Dead Equity Ratio Is Not Changing the Business Model of the Firm

There is a wrong way of thinking about the dead equity ratio. Equity is more risky than debt and has a higher return. It's no cheaper, it's just your investors are taking on different risks. And in fact, if, as a firm, you take on more debt, you are actually making the equity risky because you will have to pay the debt holders back first before the equity olls get anything.

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