The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Sun, Feb 22, 2009 Posted By:Eric Friedman

Technology, Video

I recently came across this credit crisis video explaining the credit crisis in plain english.



The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

I thought it was a great blend of terms and explanations put together in a way that is short enough and easy enough to understand. Using a video to explain the problems going on provides a way to quickly get the knowledge out there for others to get as well.

Know other great examples explaining what is going on right now in the markets? Let me know in the comments.

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  • Great post. This is certainly an easy to view and informative video. It goes to show that reaching our clients using all available media, video, audio and text, certainly increases the attractiveness of our content as marketers.
  • Ahh, it's good to rent and be debt free.
  • Yep. Although we are technically throwing money away vs towards equity.
  • i think thats a common misconception re: rent vs buy and the building equity argument.

    you need to analyze the rental yield. its a function of the down payment.
    lets say you buy an apt and put 100k down. lets say that after tax shields, etc. you save $2000/year if you buy an apartment (compared to renting). however, if you put that 100k in a CD and earn 3% you'll have $3000 so it is actually cheaper to rent than buy. it has been this way for a while now.
  • Always good to look at everything. The problem with that analysis is that the true growth in value of the property cannot be determined compared to a locked in yield of a CD. Obviously the value would have gone down in the last 24 mos. But in another market it could have gone up. I think in the long term buyers win but you are right in that a 12 month analysis - you could net out better renting vs. Buying.
  • That's true. It also doesn't account for utility. Some people are happier
    owning vs. renting.
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