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Bill Foster: “There are three functions of our capital markets--to allocate capital, to do so efficiently, and to control risk--”

On the recordOctober 25, 2021
There are three functions of our capital markets--to allocate capital, to do so efficiently, and to control risk--
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster outlines the key functions of capital markets and their importance.

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