fun fact of the week: Bowie Bonds

image courtesy of BBC

If the media hasn’t assaulted you yet with words like “subprime loan” and “mortgage-backed security” you’re either very lucky or in a coma. But here’s a fun twist. Did you know that David Bowie essentially did the same thing with his records that banks did with mortgages? Allow me to explain:

For more info see this wikipedia entry.