Ep. 156: It's a Wonderful Bank

<p class="MsoNormal">Almost 40,000 bank branches, 4,000 community banks, and 134 regional banks all in the United States. Why are there <em><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #0e101a;">so</span></em> many banks? Well, the guys bring on a special guest to take it back to when banking was born; ancient empires needed a financial system to facilitate trade, distribute wealth, and collect taxes. They also account for how the banking system's evolution has contributed to where we are today.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">LINKS:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bit.ly/3ZXdKgX" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">cainwatters.com<br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bit.ly/3zLTvIz" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Submit a Question<br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bit.ly/3zR1nZo" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3KNJJMm" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">YouTube</a></p>