Multiple Choice
Why are the Medicis an object lesson for contemporary bankers?
A) Through early globalization, they realized the benefit of diversified risk.
B) By entering into politics, they put their financial empire at risk.
C) By recognizing the movement towards sovereign states, they were able to create sovereign wealth.
D) By providing dangerous loans to princes, they were put at risk when they defaulted.
E) They experienced the first known sub-prime mortgage housing crisis.
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