Financial Intermediaries

question 97

Multiple Choice

Financial intermediaries

• A) provide a channel for linking those who want to save with those who want to invest.
• B) produce nothing of value and are therefore a drain on society's resources.
• C) can hurt the performance of the economy.
• D) hold very little of the average American's wealth.

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