Here's an interesting caveat to the previous article. There are a few ways fiscal tools can really have inherent value in and of them.
A bond is a kind of legal instrument that might permit you to dictate terms to the issuer (if you're a large enough creditor) or perhaps to take their things. Without this right (think foreclosure) the fiscal instrument has less value.
A stock provides you voting rightsso it's possible to throw the directors of Microsoft out in the event that you have enough shares.
Finally, once I worked at Fidelitya rep could occasionally get a call from a customer who wanted to buy 1 share of Disney. Then they would ask us to perform a move and ship, meaning they wanted the actual certifie delivered to them. Why? Because Disney's actual certs have been a work of art. They had pictures of the characters and children loved them. So parents could buy 1 share for their children so that they might have the certifie. It had value in and of itself. I really don't know if Disney nevertheless difficulties these certs or not.