The money &
wealth system.
A hierarchical map of the entities, claims, assets, channels and measurements used throughout this site—plus important layers that are easy to miss.
Entity / actorFinancial claimReal assetFlow / marketMeasure
HOW TO READ
Stocks, flows and claims
StocksAmounts held at a point in time: deposits, debt outstanding, equity value, official gold, property and other assets.
FlowsActivity during a period: payments, lending, trade, income, taxes, investment, commodity shipments and settlement.
No double countingOne instrument can be an asset to its holder and a liability to its issuer. Gross turnover can reuse the same money many times.