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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-03-31, day precision Aliases: cdos

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CDO

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...investment vehicles for investors. Okay? And they create something called the CDOs, which means Collateral Debt Obligations. Okay? But basically, it just means subprime...."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...investment vehicles for investors. Okay? And they create something called the CDOs, which means Collateral Debt Obligations. Okay? But basically, it just means subprime...."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Collapse Is Engineered (2026-03-31, day precision).

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CDO

Glossary

Collateral Debt Obligation; Jiang glosses it roughly as the subprime mortgage investment vehicle.

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2008-crisis mechanism stated on 2026-03-31.

definition

CDOs packaged subprime mortgages as investments because monthly mortgage payments seemed reliable under too-big-to-fail assumptions.

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Collapse Is Engineered

2026-03-31, day precision · Game Theory #17: The Great Reset

Transcript

"...investment vehicles for investors. Okay? And they create something called the CDOs, which means Collateral Debt Obligations. Okay? But basically, it just means subprime...."

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Collapse Is Engineered

2026-03-31, day precision · Game Theory #17: The Great Reset

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"Okay? The problem, of course, is subprime could lead to default. Okay? But at this time in history, no one was concerned about default..."

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