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The Failed Promises of Promissory Notes

Promissory notes are promoted as safe, lucrative investments. However. many times investors are left with failed promises. Remember that when an investment sounds too good to be true, it usually is.Promissory notes are short-term debt instruments (similar to a loan or an IOU) frequently sold by little-known or nonexistent companies which are used by a company to raise money. Typically, an