All Of The World's Money And Markets In One Visualization
Content adapted from this Zerohedge.com article : Source
Millions, billions, and trillions...
When we talk about the giant size of Apple, the fortune of Warren Buffett, or the massive amount of global debt accumulated – all of these things sound large, but they are actually extremely different in magnitude.
That's why, as Visual Capitalists' Jeff Desjardins explains, visualizing things spatially can give us a better perspective on money and markets._
How Much Money Exists?
This infographic was initially created to show how much money exists in its different forms. For example, to highlight how much physical cash there is in comparison to broader measures of money which include saving and checking account deposits.
Interestingly, what is considered "money" depends on who you are asking.
Are the abstractions created by Central Banks really money? What about gold, bitcoins, or other hard assets?
A New Meaning
However, since we first released this infographic in 2015, "All the World's Money and Markets" has taken on a different meaning to us and many others. It's a way of simplifying a complex universe of currencies, assets, and other financial instruments in a way that people can understand.
Numbers represented in the data visualization range from the size of the above-ground silver market ($17 billion) to the notional value of all derivatives ($1.2 quadrillion as a high-end estimate). In between those two extremes, we've added many other familiar measures, such as the GDP of California, the value of equities, the real estate market, along with different money supply metrics to give perspective.
The end result? A visually pleasing, but enlightening new way to understand the vast universe of global assets.
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
To get "All the World's Money" in book or poster form, go to the Kickstarter page now. Deadline: Oct. 31, 2017
There is a lot of "money" out there. That is why the potential of cryptocurrencies is so huge. People think in terms of billions but the world supply is into trillions, even hundreds of trillions. With more things moving into the digital realm, we see the likelihood that tokens will be the payment of choice. We are entering a new age and more commerce will be conducted in this currencies than the fiat. Fiat will still be used but tokens will take over.
This is a fantastic infographic. One that everybody should see and consider – particularly all investors and anyone else who ever uses money.
As this makes abundantly clear, the financial situation is out of whack and out of control. Not to mention inherently unstable.
There has to be a reset, and the reset will occur in the not-to-distant future. When it happens, many will be left on the wrong side of history. (I will resteem this, hoping that a few more people will see this and start worrying. :-) Thanks for posting.)
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