Bob Wang

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the trust companies worked beautifully when the sun was shining, but once storm clouds formed and a gale started to blow, the trust companies weren’t able to drop their sails. Instead the leverage inherent in their unreserved structure meant that they became more exposed as the storm worsened.
A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation
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