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Helping future investors understand finance and crypto using digestible analogies. I hope you brought your appetite. Not a financial advisor
Let Them Eat Cake🍃 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),...
Let Them Eat Cake🚶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...
Let Them Eat Cake☀️ 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
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TL,DR: In order to understand the value of an investment product, you need to understand its origins.
Step 1: The Farm / Issuer
The food product is planted and cultivated by a farmer looking to raise money
The investment product is conceived and registered by a company looking to raise money
Step 2: The Factory / Investment Bank
The food product is sent to a factory to be packaged and vetted for defects in preparation for distribution
The investment product is vetted and prepared for distribution by an investment bank that specializes in public offerings
Step 3: The Warehouse / Exchange
The food product is sent to warehouses to store and deliver the product to a network of marketplaces
The investment product is sent to various exchanges and market makers, which give the product credibility and enable distribution to brokerage platforms
Step 4: The Grocery Store / Brokerage Platform
The food product appears on the grocery store shelves, ready to be purchased and consumed
The investment product appears on digital brokerage platforms where retail investors can buy and sell the products
Step 5: The Kitchen / Investment Account
The food product is purchased by a consumer and brought home to their kitchen, officially becoming their property and a future snack
The investment product is purchased by an investor and becomes their property and a future source of income
Step 6: Consumption / Liquidation
The food product is fully or partially consumed, hopefully to the satisfaction of the buyer
The investment product is fully or partially liquidated by the investor, who hopefully receives more cash during liquidation than they paid during the acquisition
TL,DR: In order to understand the value of an investment product, you need to understand its origins.
Step 1: The Farm / Issuer
The food product is planted and cultivated by a farmer looking to raise money
The investment product is conceived and registered by a company looking to raise money
Step 2: The Factory / Investment Bank
The food product is sent to a factory to be packaged and vetted for defects in preparation for distribution
The investment product is vetted and prepared for distribution by an investment bank that specializes in public offerings
Step 3: The Warehouse / Exchange
The food product is sent to warehouses to store and deliver the product to a network of marketplaces
The investment product is sent to various exchanges and market makers, which give the product credibility and enable distribution to brokerage platforms
Step 4: The Grocery Store / Brokerage Platform
The food product appears on the grocery store shelves, ready to be purchased and consumed
The investment product appears on digital brokerage platforms where retail investors can buy and sell the products
Step 5: The Kitchen / Investment Account
The food product is purchased by a consumer and brought home to their kitchen, officially becoming their property and a future snack
The investment product is purchased by an investor and becomes their property and a future source of income
Step 6: Consumption / Liquidation
The food product is fully or partially consumed, hopefully to the satisfaction of the buyer
The investment product is fully or partially liquidated by the investor, who hopefully receives more cash during liquidation than they paid during the acquisition
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