if it&#x27;s being invested by a bank or a wealth manager it&#x27;s going to be invested in existing companies, whose operations will be squeezed and distorted to provide the maximum possible return as fast as possible.<p>This is more likely to kill jobs and prosperity than it is to produce them. It&#x27;s also one of the prime causes of market bubbles.<p>If it&#x27;s being actively invested, the investor has the opportunity to build new companies.<p>If it&#x27;s redistributed by the government, the government can spend it on improving critical infrastructure, which is an easy way to create jobs and improve economic activity of all kinds. It can also invest it in new tech and R&amp;D, which eventually trickles down to new opportunities for innovation.