World's Oldest Living Bond Celebrates Its 400th Birthday
Robin Wigglesworth shares that Dutch water boards utilized bond issuances for flood control infrastructure in the 1600s. He notes that one perpetual bond from that era is still outstanding and currently owned by the New York Stock Exchange.
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“One of them is owned by the New York Stock Exchange. It celebrated its 400th birthday party In early December 2024, I actually was invited to that birthday party...”
Robin Wigglesworth
Heard on Masters in Business — “Embracing the Bond Market: Masters in Business with Robin Wigglesworth”, published Friday, October 23, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.