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Creating money out of thin air
My friend Scott sent me this video of a magician creating money out of thin air. I thought it was pretty good. This guy is better than a central banker. If only he could do trillion dollar platinum coins instead of normal ones! Being the investing, econ sort of people, we both also thought it was pretty germane to today’s economic environment, don’t you think?
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Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty years of business experience. He is also a regular economic and financial commentator on BBC World News, CNBC Television, Business News Network, CBC, Fox Television and RT Television. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College. Edward also writes a premium financial newsletter. Sign up here for a free trial.
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