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For most of us, our investments are simply a series of numbers. We’re happy if they go up and unhappy if they go down, and we don’t have much regard for the underlying activities that produce these effects. But when it comes to one investment vehicle, dubbed the “holy grail” due to its gold-star performance, exactly how your cash is generated is hard to ignore. “Death futures”, more palatably known as life settlements, in effect make or lose money by betting on how long a person will live.

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