Gagliardi: The Bond Market Has Nine Million CUSIPs Versus 10,000 Stock Issues
John Gagliardi · A Rewind for Your Money Matters: Season 4 Recap · Nov 2, 2023 · at 12:04
Fidelity's John Gagliardi compares the scale and variety of fixed income securities to equities.
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“So the stock market has like 10,000 issues. The bond market has nine million individual CUSIPs.”
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