On the surface, the recent stresses on the world’s financial system sounds complex – and to a degree it is, but the basic problem can be described in simple and understandable language. The InformedTrades team has done that with a couple of videos walking viewers through the foundations of the crisis:

Making It Simple: the InformedTrades.com Subprime Crisis Learning Center

The Simple Subprime Crisis Explanation, Part 2

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