What is Money?

In the first installment of this saga I call a series of lectures 🎓, I started with how money evolved, from the bartering system all the way to fiat currency. We also explored what inflation actually is, and how investing and compound interest can help our money grow instead of slowly losing value over time. 📈 This week was mostly a quick overview before we dive into what investing actually is in our next session.

Value Investing

This week, I used the story of a simple apple farm 🍎 to explain the difference between value investing and speculating. I showed why steady earnings can matter more than daily price swings, and how real wealth often grows slowly over time 🌱 instead of coming from constant trading. Have fun watching!

Case Studies of
3 Luxury Houses

In week three, I dove into the basics of choosing stocks by looking closely at both the numbers and the businesses behind them. 📊 I compared three luxury companies, LVMH, Hermès, and Kering, and explored how different they really are, from their mix of brands to their growth and where their revenue comes from. You get the idea. This one was pretty fun to put together, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! 🍿

Basic of Blockchain

For week four, I gave a crash course on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. 🔗 We looked at how blockchains are structured, why their records are so hard to change, and what makes them secure. 🛡️ Seems a little random? I needed to cover the basics first, because the next few weeks all build on cryptocurrencies and blockchains. It gets pretty technical, but I promise it’s still interesting. Have fun watching!

Bitcoin: Decentralization, Value, and Future Potential

During week five’s session, I discussed Bitcoin as a decentralized system for transferring value. We covered peer-to-peer transactions, proof-of-work, and mining. ⛏️ I also touched on Bitcoin’s environmental impact 🌍 and proposed the hypothesis that it could be digital gold, with potential adoption by governments and institutions on the horizon. 🏛️