Finance 101 | Weekend Thoughts

Markets move on numbers, but money flows on emotions.

Across time and industries, the biggest businesses are built on the same human triggers:

Men are sold desire.

Women are sold beauty.

Parents are sold peace of mind.

Children are sold dreams.

The wealthy are sold safety.

Those struggling are sold hope.

The products change. The packaging changes. The psychology does not.

Before you invest in a stock, a startup, or even a personal goal, ask one simple question: what emotion is being monetised here?

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You mean the company someone is hoping to invest. Is the company trying to sell a need or a want . In those terms?

I am saying that companies sell product or service to fulfill an emotion…

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Public sector establishments exist to fulfill a practical utility rather than an emotional purpose.