How the Investment Banks work Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died." Chuck replied, 'Well, then just give me my money back." The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already." Chuck said, "Ok, then, just bring me the dead donkey." The farmer asked, "What ya gonna do with him?" Chuck said, "I'm going to raffle him off." The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead donkey!" Chuck said, "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead." A month later, the farmer met up with Chuck and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?" Chuck said, "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made $998." The farmer said, "Didn't anyone complain?" Chuck said, "Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back."
Not only did that post not bring the funny, but it didn't in any way, shape or form explain how investment banks work, even through allegory.
C'mon. A series of random sentences strung together doesn't explain an entire financial industry? Ed O.
Yep, you still don't get it. Here's a question for you to help you understand: If a company wishes to build a new factory or start a new division to develop a new product, from where do they get the money? Investment banks drive a tremendous amount of job growth in this country.
