You have $1.000.000 to invest. You have 2 choices: bonds issued by the US Government in US dollars, which will pay a fixed 7% coupon per year or bonds issued by the Russian Government in US dollars, paying 8% coupon. What would you chose? Why? highes water bu

You have $1.000.000 to invest. You have 2 choices: bonds issued by the US Government in US dollars, which will pay a fixed 7% coupon per year or bonds issued by the Russian Government in US dollars, paying 8% coupon. What would you chose? Why? highes water bu

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