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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:13 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by Interactive Investor International


Podcast: Are Gilts the biggest Ponzi scheme ever?

The UK Treasury may not be Bernie Madoff but there are certainly some ugly similarities, says John Mulligan.

Here's a couple - repaying existing investors through funds raised from new investors and the fact that the whole enterprise is frequently ramped up by exaggerated claims from...

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