Middle Market Deals and how to buy, sell and raise capital from $5 to $500 million

Economically speaking, "they" give me money because of supply and demand. My employer has a need and I am able to supply a solution. My price is based on willingness to pay.

That is certainly a relevant summary of macroeconomics. I found the child's question to be somewhat more stimulating at a personal level. Other ways of asking the question might be: What is my value proposition? What have I done for my clients (employer) lately? Am I worth what I'm paid? Could I do something else that would cause my clients (employer) to give me more money and make them (it) even happier?

ddt

In Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities the main character is a bond salesman on Wall Street. When his young daughter, Campbell McCoy, asks what he does at his job (perhaps with curiosity towards why he makes so much money), he fumbles with attempted explanations that never satisfy her. Adding insult to injury, family members laugh and poke fun at him while witnessing the event. Thus, I think of questions such as those in your post as the "Campbell McCoy" test.

Now that's a comment!

Four out of four stars!

ddt