Kid asks his parent: "How did we end up this wealthy?"

Parent replies: "Well, your old man used to work at a certain data analytics firm, right? Let's just say having insider knowledge about certain geopolitical situations before they become public—especially when it comes to emerging market instability—can be pretty lucrative if you know where to put your money. We positioned ourselves early on assets most people were sleeping on."

It's a tongue-in-cheek take on how information asymmetry and professional positioning sometimes translate into outsized investment returns. The gap between what insiders understand and what the general market prices in can be... substantial.