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Distressed securities

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What is Distressed Debt?

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Warren Buffett: Distressed Assets a Great Investment

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What are Distressed Securities

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Distressed Debt Investing

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What Is 'Distressed Debt 3.0?'

Distressed securities are securities over companies or government entities that are experiencing financial or operational distress, default, or are under bankruptcy. As far as debt securities, this is called distressed debt. Purchasing or holding such distressed-debt creates significant risk due to the possibility that bankruptcy may render such securities worthless.
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