opaque

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Worse, some are using opaque, off-balance-sheet “special purpose vehicles” to house the newly issued debt without affecting their credit ratings.

From Barron's

Annuity pricing is often opaque, and the products themselves are frequently sold through commission-based channels, making it difficult for investors to distinguish between necessary insurance features and costly add-ons.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors can buy Treasuries at regular government auctions through the TreasuryDirect website or through banks and brokers, but selling can be trickier in an opaque over-the-counter market.

From Barron's

For years, Hollywood executives have treated China as a tantalizing but unreliable prize: a massive audience that could supercharge a blockbuster’s global haul, yet one governed by opaque rules, shifting tastes and sudden political constraints.

From MarketWatch

But the firms famous for selling some of Wall Street’s most opaque and illiquid assets don’t really have much in common with the Oracle of Omaha.

From The Wall Street Journal