AN ODE TO INVESTORS
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An announcement, without preamble
Beloved investors of this generation
In front of you 4 forms of capital are gathered
Financial, Social, Human and Environmental
And now you all must choose
Which form contains the most untapped potential
Which one shall win your funds and adoration
And which ones, sadly, must lose
As Financial Capital let me say
Dear investors I have never led you astray
So now my friends, let me attest
Why in myself you should invest
I’m the gold standard, you can depend
In me you’ll find your dividends
Through the boom and the bust
Through the highs and the lows
just give me all your trust
and your market wealth grows
not long ago I was the new boy on the block
When finance was the latest thing
Now everybody’s taking stock
And you all know the wealth I bring
Time was when finance was the rarity,
Resources abundant and money the scarcity
But how Times have changed, I now number in trillions
bringing plenty and comfort to untold millions.
From the east to the south
From the west to the north
From all the four corners
New funds are brought forth
From Industry, commerce, and trading at port
To gleaming towers of glass and steel
Through routers and servers my wares are bought
And everyone sees finances appeal
I’ll double your funds, I’ll double your worth
No need to worry about the earth
Its limitless growth, untapped potential
No need to be cautious or prudential
New money, old money, get rich quick
They all jump over my candlestick
I’ve worked out the charts, my figures are right
Invest in my futures and your futures are bright
I’m up to date with every scene
The only colour I see is green
I care not for race, nor gender nor creed
I support who you love and take care of their needs.
Let my Invisible hands caress you
Let my premiums protect you
I take the risks, I take the hits
With finance, everyone respects you!
I change with the times, from Analog to digital
Fully customised to every individual
Whether your coin purse is silver or bit
Invest in me, I’ll make you a hit!
Invest in ME. Invest in ME.
Dear Hiring Manager.
I am writing in regards to your advertisement. I would like to list for you the top reasons why
you should hire me….
I possess a strong work ethic
Am dependable, committed and loyal.
I’m adaptable and am an excellent communicator.
I am self-motivated as well as team orientated…
I’m…………………………………………human.
I…
Was sitting in the boardroom the other day
A real boys club you could say
You work so hard for equal pay
Yet respect is sometimes hard to find when your gender is not the same as mine.
Perhaps if you took the time,
To learn about the person behind the face you see,
You’d realise how much more I could be.
Allowing me a voice in no way diminishes yours
It creates room for a more balanced conversation
After all I make up 50% of the population
My skills, some different, are just as effective
I’ll always offer a fresh perspective
The research is sound,
I build people up not tear them down
Flexibility, problem solving and emotional intelligence, I possess
All I am asking you for is fair access.
Think of how much more we all could be,
If you invested in me.
I…
Am the IT guy in the office
And a mathematics tutor at night
My mental sum game is unstoppable
All this and I’m handicapable
My colleagues love to joke and jab
And this would all be fine
If they weren’t constantly pointing out that I am half blind
It doesn’t take two eyes to see
how much more I could be.
Never defined myself by one feature,
Instead I’ve always seen it as chance to go further.
Including me will only lead to greater diversity
Allowing for creativity and innovation
Which helps us slay the competition
Learning about the various accommodations
Will expand your knowledge about the way different people function
Empowering and enabling others will always end in celebration
Think of how much more we all could be,
If you invested in me.
I…
Was told that age is just a number
Yet when you’re older, they expect you to slumber
Replacing you with the shiny and new
Forgetting that my youth was once theirs too
I remember a time when my voice was fresh and welcome,
Now, some say its lost momentum.
Give me the chance and you’ll see how much more I can continue to be.
Dear hiring manager,
If you invest in me,
My diversity is an asset not liabilities
That it creates a wealth of opportunities
But first,
That change has to start with you.
If you invest in me,
They will too.
Invest in Me, and you’ll see, how much more we all could be
Invest in Me, Invest in Me.
Hello Investors!
I see you as a group, the society, not as separate individuals
That’s why I am called SOCIAL CAPITAL
Remember what they said when you were kids?
Be respectful, they said
Be trustworthy, they said
Be credible, they said
Be loyal, they said
Don’t lie, they said
Take care of your reputation, they said
In short, adapt me, be socially good, they said
And the rest would be taken care of, they said
Look around, at times you see these are absent
Makes you wonder if you can make a desired arrangement
“Of course you can” I say,
It’s in your hands to make things okay
Hmm..Checking for harmful ingredients on the packet
You have done that before, am sure, at the supermarket
To not be discriminated in life, for others too you desire
The products hasn’t made someone sick, you hope as a buyer
Remember the recession?
The companies that lasted and stayed listed
Were the ones that cared for social good and committed
While those that cared solely on finance
Assuming the rest would follow, failed the chance
So remember, all that glitters is not really gold
Thought of a safer future should you uphold
“How” you ask? Well, I say in me should you invest,
When you know better, You do better
It starts with you, the choice is yours
Oh there are companies/institutions, that are wise
Not to risk losing their license and to be nice
They fund for community projects
And ensure fair working standards
And you, my friends, I say, should pledge to support to make more possibilities
Of hope and sincerity I believe, with responsibility
You can make the difference you want
Nurture me, foster me, I am all that you need and want
You know I am a keeper, I would never fail you
Be smart, to make a conscious choice, that’s on you
When you know better, You do better
That’s why I say, in me should you invest!
I say, Think about it!
Dear Investors, Social Capital am I, don’t you jest
Nurture me, grow me, In me you must invest.
Invest in Me, invest in Me.
I am the environment.
I am the world you live in.
The air you breathe, the water you drink, the ground beneath your feet.
I am the fish in the sea and the leaves on a tree.
I am the environment.
If you only use me, if you only take from me,
If you abuse me, you will BREAK ME.
And when I am destroyed, I will cause DESTRUCTION.
Yes, I am climate change.
I am the rising tide. I am the heat of every wildfire, and the drought that cracks the earth.
For you see, I am finite,
But I am also infinite.
Because the earth is an ecosystem with the means to heal itself,
but only if you give it a chance.
And the good news is that it’s not too late to mitigate the climate change in advance.
You could have clean water, and clean air, and a clean, green, healthy earth.
So if you are wise, listen to my advice and put your money where it’d really be worth.
Invest in me, and I am renewable energy. Solar power, wind power, hydropower.
Invest in me, and I am innovative technology, finding new and better ways to use less but
produce more.
Invest in me, and I am sustainability. Sustaining life. Sustaining you.
Did you or did you not invest in the house that you now live in?
Did you or did you not invest your time, your energy, your money in making it a place you want
to call home?
Will you or will you not invest in the world that you now live in?
Will you or will you not invest your time, your energy, your money in a place that you, your
children, your grandchildren, and every child that follows will want to and must call a home.
Invest in a clean and green and healthy earth.
Invest in the world you live in
Invest in Me, Invest in Me
Though your importance is plain to see
None Of you would thrive without me
I am the fuel that feeds this fire
You are free and easy, enjoy the ride, I am no liar.
ALL Capitals scream as one.
Invest in Me, Invest in Me, Invest in Me
Investors, in Human, Social and Environmental capital we are also vested
No doubt Financial returns are time tested
Other capitals we cannot ignore, nor any longer oppress
Respect all forms of capitals, endow they will, fair returns and progress
Invest in us, Invest in us, Scream All (Pan) forms of capital
Invest not in one but all of us
As Investors evolve and make a change
PANVEST in us! PANVEST in us
Why wait?
Be the change you want to create!