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Value After Hours S05 E14: John Huber, State of US Banking, John von Neumann, Buffett 90% Rule

The Acquirers Podcast

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The Problem With Incentives for Short Term Earnings

The problem was incentive structures put in place to incentivize short term earnings, right? So treasuries and triple A rated MBS securities are they have no credit risk. But it doesn't mean that they're safe investments. And so I think they did they they made unsafe investments on the asset side. That led to a situation where their deposit base became a problem for them.

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