🍃 Treasury Bill
TL,DR: Like lettuce, lacking substance Treasury Bills / Lettucelacking substanceshort lifespansafe and mildly nutritiousEatamology “T-Bills” or “Bills” for short refer to the hard copy form of these bonds, which looks very much like a dollar bill, and which was created by President Hoover at the start of the Great Depression to raise money for the government when tax income dropped dramatically. The Department of the Treasury, a division of the Executive Branch (which is controlled by POTUS),...
🚶Who are you?
TL,DR: Choose suitable investments based on your goals and risk tolerance. “Pete Townshend was conflicted because he feared The Who had sold out, and seeing The Sex Pistols, who were icons of rebellion, exacerbated him even more. Pete left that bar and passed out in a random doorway in Soho (a part of London). A policeman recognized him ("A policeman knew my name") and being kind, woke him and told him, "You can go sleep at home tonight (instead of a jail cell), if you can get up and walk awa...
☀️ ESG
TL,DR: ESG designations are labels meant to indicate ethical products ESG | Organic, Non-GMO, Ethically SourcedLike organic, non-gmo, and ethically sourced marketing labels, ESG labels are applied when a company allegedly meets regulatory standardsCan be related to the product itself, or associated impacts from the productEatamology “ESG” stands for environmental, social, and governance. It’s a broad and sometimes subjective label that attracts investors concerned about outcomes and ethics in...
Helping future investors understand finance and crypto using digestible analogies. I hope you brought your appetite. Not a financial advisor
🍃 Treasury Bill
TL,DR: Like lettuce, lacking substance Treasury Bills / Lettucelacking substanceshort lifespansafe and mildly nutritiousEatamology “T-Bills” or “Bills” for short refer to the hard copy form of these bonds, which looks very much like a dollar bill, and which was created by President Hoover at the start of the Great Depression to raise money for the government when tax income dropped dramatically. The Department of the Treasury, a division of the Executive Branch (which is controlled by POTUS),...
🚶Who are you?
TL,DR: Choose suitable investments based on your goals and risk tolerance. “Pete Townshend was conflicted because he feared The Who had sold out, and seeing The Sex Pistols, who were icons of rebellion, exacerbated him even more. Pete left that bar and passed out in a random doorway in Soho (a part of London). A policeman recognized him ("A policeman knew my name") and being kind, woke him and told him, "You can go sleep at home tonight (instead of a jail cell), if you can get up and walk awa...
☀️ ESG
TL,DR: ESG designations are labels meant to indicate ethical products ESG | Organic, Non-GMO, Ethically SourcedLike organic, non-gmo, and ethically sourced marketing labels, ESG labels are applied when a company allegedly meets regulatory standardsCan be related to the product itself, or associated impacts from the productEatamology “ESG” stands for environmental, social, and governance. It’s a broad and sometimes subjective label that attracts investors concerned about outcomes and ethics in...
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Helping future investors understand finance and crypto using digestible analogies. I hope you brought your appetite. Not a financial advisor
TL,DR: Like popcorn from the boyscouts, agency bonds are lackluster products sold to support a larger enterprise
Agency Bond / Boyscout Popcorn
Issued by national organizations
Lower yield than Girlscout cookies
Eatamology “Agency” refers to the government sponsored enterprises (GSE), also called government agencies, which issue bonds to raise money. Government agencies are permanent organizations within the federal government, created by the president, Congress, or the House of Representatives to serve a specific purpose. After being created these agencies can operate like any other private issuer, and can raise money via debt or equity.
Financials The institutions that sell agency bonds use the proceeds to indirectly finance loans to homebuyers and farmers across the country. They borrow money from the general public in the form of agency bonds, and then lend that money to people looking for cash to buy homes or farms in the form of mortgages. A mortgage is just a loan used to fund the purchase of property.
Fannie, Freddie, Farmer and Sallie
Fannie Mae, also known as the Federal National Mortgage Association and Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, are two of the most popular issuers of agency bonds. They played a major role in the financial crisis of 2008 by financing subprime (low quality) mortgages. Lesser known agencies include Farmer Mac, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, which lends money to farmers, ranchers, and other large acreage estates, and Sallie Mae, the Student Loan Marketing Association, which offer student loans. Investors can buy products in support any of these initiatives with the confidence that the agencies will never default due to their association with the U.S. government
TL,DR: Like popcorn from the boyscouts, agency bonds are lackluster products sold to support a larger enterprise
Agency Bond / Boyscout Popcorn
Issued by national organizations
Lower yield than Girlscout cookies
Eatamology “Agency” refers to the government sponsored enterprises (GSE), also called government agencies, which issue bonds to raise money. Government agencies are permanent organizations within the federal government, created by the president, Congress, or the House of Representatives to serve a specific purpose. After being created these agencies can operate like any other private issuer, and can raise money via debt or equity.
Financials The institutions that sell agency bonds use the proceeds to indirectly finance loans to homebuyers and farmers across the country. They borrow money from the general public in the form of agency bonds, and then lend that money to people looking for cash to buy homes or farms in the form of mortgages. A mortgage is just a loan used to fund the purchase of property.
Fannie, Freddie, Farmer and Sallie
Fannie Mae, also known as the Federal National Mortgage Association and Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, are two of the most popular issuers of agency bonds. They played a major role in the financial crisis of 2008 by financing subprime (low quality) mortgages. Lesser known agencies include Farmer Mac, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, which lends money to farmers, ranchers, and other large acreage estates, and Sallie Mae, the Student Loan Marketing Association, which offer student loans. Investors can buy products in support any of these initiatives with the confidence that the agencies will never default due to their association with the U.S. government

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