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We Buy A Junk Bond! : The Indicator from Planet Money Cardiff said the best gift he could imagine getting was a junk bond... so we thought, "Can we actually buy one of those? Also, what exactly is a junk bond?"

The Indicator from Planet Money

We Buy A Junk Bond!

We Buy A Junk Bond!

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Cardiff receives his junk bond
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Darius Rafieyan
Cardiff receives his junk bond
Darius Rafieyan

Team Indicator goes on a journey into the belly of the junk bond market. What is a junk bond? Why are they suddenly so popular and... can we actually buy one?

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