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Monetizing Mortal Decline: Betting on the Terminally Ill: Speculation, Viaticals, and the Morbid Financial Mechanics of Life Insurance in Alternative Investing

By Richard Blackwood
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By Richard Blackwood
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In the darkest corners of alternative investing, Wall Street has engineered a product where the payout is directly tied to the speed of someone's death. The market for viatical settlements, or "Death Bonds," allows investors to purchase the life insurance policies of the terminally ill at a discount, paying the premiums until the original owner passes away.

Born during the AIDS epidemic as a way for patients to afford medical care, this industry has ballooned into a multi-billion dollar mach...