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The centuries-old debt that's still paying interest

Tom Scott · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Investing & personal financeWorld history

What it is

Tom Scott visits Yale's archives to look at a 367-year-old bond from a Dutch water authority that is still paying interest. Finance professor Geert Rouwenhorst explains how it works.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as a short, interesting explainer on very long-lived financial instruments.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “Quite an interesting video, definitely worth a watch!”

    Short explainer on a centuries-old bond that still pays interest.

    sickofparadox, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Yale’s 367-year-old water bond still pays interest (2015)”

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Topics: tom scott, bonds, dutch water boards, finance history, yale

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