Banks
a. were a safe enterprise that guaranteed profitable returns.
b. provided insurance for deposits.
c. amassed considerable resources that allowed them to reject caution in their approach to investing.
d. proved vulnerable to nineteenth-century financial crises.
e. often concentrated their investments in a single industry to maximize profits.
d
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