is particularly suited for bundling u201c thinly traded u201d assets or assets where there is no easy method of determining a market price or value because such assets tend to have a higher degree of risk the interest charged on the assets is greater thereby creating an excess spread that can be paid to investors however any income bearing asset could potentially be used a manager 34 is paid to actively manage the pool of assets 32 by evaluating selecting and purchasing assets for the pool selling assets if they are not performing as anticipated and reinvesting the principal of assets that are paid off such that the mix of assets of the asset pool 32 may be static or dynamic depending upon market conditions and or performance of the assets one or more investors 36 own an equity interest in an entity that owns the revolving asset pool 32 in one embodiment of the invention the investors 36 own an interest in a tax advantaged entity such as a limited liability company llc that is set up to own the revolving asset pool 32 however other tax advantaged entities such as partnerships or reits may be used as a vehicle for owning the revolving asset pool 32 in at least one embodiment of the invention an insurer financial guarantor 38 is paid premiums to insure the performance of the assets in order to give them a particular investment grade for example if the assets are sub prime mortgages the insurer financial guarantor is paid a premium to ensure that at least some portion of the principal and interest due on the sub prime mortgages will be repaid the investment system 30 shown in.