/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>7077029
Money/cash is not wealth in the sense that only goods and services can be wealth.

Money is a piece of paper that says you own a certain amount goods and services.

A stock certificate is a piece of paper that says you own a certain amount of goods and services, specifically the ones that make up the company.

The company doesn't need to liquidate for you to get the money, the stock says that you already have the money, just holding the stock is like holding money.