What is Money?

The first installment of this saga I call a lecture series is about how money evolved all the way from bartering to fiat currency. We also explored what inflation is and how investing and compound interest can help our money grow instead of losing value over time. This session was mostly a quick overview of what we’re going to learn before diving into what investing actually is.

Value Investing

This week, I used a story about an apple farm to explain the difference between value investing and speculating. I explained why steady earnings and value investing are more important for growing wealth than speculation, daily price swings, and constant trading. Have fun watching!

Case Studies of
3 Luxury Houses

During week three’s lesson, I dove into the basics of choosing stocks by analyzing financial statements and the businesses behind them. We used three different companies: Hermès, Kering, and LVMH. While they’re all luxury brands, their brand mix, growth, revenue composition, and other factors are different, so we explored them. This one was fun to teach and put together, so I hope you have as much fun watching it as I did making it!

Basic of Blockchain

Week four was a lesson on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. We looked at how blockchains are structured, why their records are practically unchangeable, and why they’re so secure. While it may seem a teensy bit scattered, I needed to introduce the basics before building on them with cryptocurrency and blockchains. It’s pretty technical, but no less interesting! Kick back, relax, and try to enjoy the show!

Bitcoin: Decentralization, Value, and Future Potential

For week five, we talked about how Bitcoin functions as a decentralized system for moving value. We talked about peer-to-peer transactions, proof-of-work, and mining. We also touched on Bitcoin’s environmental impact and possible adoption by governments. Please enjoy watching this week too!