Well their intention was to take these home equity loans and put that money to work, invest it in some way.

The amount of money you get.

You don't even need the loan.

Investing in professional development is not a cost.

Investment has to be, in the new economy, protecting and nurturing the ecological assets on which our future depends.

And now, what percentage do each of us own?

The company is 51 owned by American capital.

Malibu Equity and Investments. Roger Van Zant.

It's already immersed in social networks.

A 6 yield is guaranteed on the investment.

And this guy's an investment bank instead of a commercial bank.

But this investment goes to everyone.

Let me put that.

The stories that we want to know, and the stories that do exist about positive tales.

Investment

So these people, their financial planner, and their siblings, and their friends at work say, oh, your balance sheet is so inefficient, why don't you take some of that equity and invest it or put it to work.

Malibu Equity and Investments.

By the way before we go forward, this is one point I want to mention.

(Laughter) Here's some advice from one of the largest investors in the United States.

We really need to develop models, business models, where coastal conservation is an investment, because we already know that these marine reserves provide social, ecological and economic benefits.

He valued what we already had at 5 million dollars.

They're valuing these assets at 1 million.

As investors flee

Investing.

Is that something that you are still invested in, that you still believe in the notion of investment?

And we're not just investing in the kids.

And right now I can't afford the attention.

Did you know that 40 percent of the wealth created in Africa is not invested here in Africa?

The last two examples I gave contribute to the collective wealth society, some of which you share, and that is your return on the investment.

And I'll show you why that matters in a second.

Big investors.

Investment in what?

In a situation where you have growth, you put the new money into this.

And we have 5 billion in assets, 4 billion of

And of course the pre money valuation is just you just take the pre money valuation plus the amount of cash they're giving us.

You can get investors through equity, and we've done several videos on that.

Someday, you maybe pitching to a really young VC.

But communities are doing it.

EBlT in this case would be the operating profit plus this investment income.

Now, who are they accountable to?

So this is my slice down here, 200,000.

That's it you are the person.

So let me delete this.

And then, what's the state of affairs in our city now?

But in any investment decision, the key question is,