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High Yield Investment Program. A synonym for typically Internet-based ponzi schemes, with small minimums (typically less than US$500) and promised sky high returns without risk (i.e. more than 20% per year). NOTE: See Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton.
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