He was a heretic in the classroom. "I don't want an allowance. I want stock." Adults laughed, but he was serious. Salary as reward for labor vs. Equity as reward for risk. He intuitively understood the difference. "You can't build a rocket just by working for wages." His eyes were fixed on the distant future. The moment he grasped the rules of the capitalist game, the boy transformed from a 'laborer' to a 'capitalist'. The ticket to go faster and further than anyone else. That is equity finance.