083: It's a Wonderful Financial Life

Faith and Finances

English - December 22, 2017 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB - ★★★★ - 13 ratings
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We must admit that It's a Wonderful Life is a must-see family favorite

for the Christmas season. In today's episode we decide to have fun in picking out the many financial lessons that can be gleaned from this 1946 award-winning classic.

In This Episode, We Look At: The main character's family business The compassionate capitalism demonstrated by the family business The Scrooge archetype—Mr. Potter What does insolvency mean for a bank? What is a "run on the banks"? How much have things changed 71 years later? Why don't banks hold onto our money? Where does it go? Our lives are worth more than $8,000 (You'll have to watch the movie to understand the reference).

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It's A Wonderful Life, DVD through Amazon

It's A Wonderful Life, HD Digital Copy through Amazon

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