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Affirm and Klarna are two leading players in the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space, both leveraging securitization and forward-flow agreements to fund their lending activities. Securitization involves packaging BNPL loans into asset-backed securities (ABS) or selling receivables to ... Show More

In this episode we will talk about Buy Now, Pay Later securitization.It involves packaging short-term instalment loans—typically interest-free or low-interest point-of-sale financing—into asset-backed securities (ABS) or similar structures. Providers sell these loan portfolios to ... Show More

Auto loans and leases exemplify ABF's enduring appeal: predictable, collateral-backed income in an uncertain world. As 2025 data affirms resilience amid challenges, this segment remains a cornerstone for diversified portfolios. 

In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses the implications of governmental intervention in economies. Considering examples such as rent control, fire insurance, and tariffs, he emphasizes that while free markets don’t produce perfect solutions, efforts to control them often make ... Show More

The classical economic assumption, from the days of Adam Smith, is that we all have free will and this freedom ensures the best possible outcomes for the economy, provided those decisions are based on greed and self-interest. This week’s episode opens with a student questioning M ... Show More

Father of free market economics, Adam Smith was one of many great philosophers of the 18th century Enlightenment period. His philosophies helped change the economy, putting an end to the long-standing feudal system. But outside of his well-known works, such as The Wealth of Natio ... Show More

<p>After the 2008 financial crisis, and especially after the COVID pandemic of 2020, an increasing number of Americans are questioning the wisdom of unregulated markets and envisioning a more active role for the state. Scholars have coined a panoply of neologisms to capture this ... Show More

Peter Schiff discusses Thanksgiving's capitalist roots, the Pilgrims' failed socialism, tariffs' economic impact, and recent market trends.Cut your wireless bill to $15/month at http://mintmobile.com/gold.Visit http://indeed.com/peter to start hiring now.Peter Schiff's Thanksgivi ... Show More

The great theories of economics seem to have great explanatory power, but the actual world is often far too complicated and messy to fully test them out. Professor Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, an economist at the London School of Economics has an answer – sport. In the contained sett ... Show More

Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss the economics of trade policy. This week they focus on three big fights in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations,...