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dabeeeenster on July 8, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why is finance so complex? (2011)

All these things were available 50 years ago.

jaawn on July 8, 2015 [–]

Exactly. The adjective "innovative" has an inherent timeframe associated with it. I don't think we can consider mortgages "innovative" in 2015.

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