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Lessons from Silicon Valley Bank

The Memo by Howard Marks

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The Importance of Keeping Depositor's Trust

SVB's equity went up in smoke when rising interest rates reduced the value of a good part of its assets. The bottom line is that banks are essentially highly levered fixed income investors, he says. "Borrowing short to invest long powerfully threatens that ability"

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