BECAUSE OF COCA-COLA, HE ENDED UP BEING A MILLIONAIRE
Imagine going back in time to 1919 and having the chance to ensure a bright
future with only one decision. Even though your thoughts were racing with
complex ideas, buying Coca-Cola stock was a shockingly easy decision that
would have made you a billionaire in the future. Due to the value of 9,200
shares, an initial $40 investment is now worth nearly $10 million!
Early 20th-century Americans mostly missed out on this fantastic financial
opportunity. But one banker in Quincy, Florida, saw the potential and
leveraged his love of the brown beverage to make himself and many others
Coca-Cola billionaires. He also earned enough riches to give each of his 18
children a $1,000,000 inheritance.
Let's look at this banker's life, his contributions to the community, and
how he made it possible for Quincy to not only survive but also prosper
through the difficult Great Depression years.
Mark Welch, also known as "Mr. Pat" Munroe, was a shrewd banker who had an
epiphany during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Even if basic needs were
far from assured, he noticed that many would save up and spend their last
remaining cents to buy a bottle of Coca-Cola. Munroe recognized a chance to
make money when he noticed this pattern.
Munroe cobbled together money to buy a few Coca-Cola shares, relying on his
intuition. He didn't stop there, though. He exhorted Quincy citizens to
follow suit. Munroe went above and beyond just disclosing information on
Coca-Cola stocks, according to his son-in-law Bob Woodward, Jr., a State
Representative.
This clever banker demonstrated what he preached. For instance, Munroe
boosted a farm loan application from Woodward's father for $2,000 to $4,000
in exchange for an investment in Coca-Cola stock. Munroe's advice was acted
upon by Woodward, and the profits from that investment allowed his family to
get through the difficult 1930s and flourish.
During the time of the Great depression 1929-39, banker Mark Welch convinced struggling families in Quincy, Florida to buy Coco-Cola shares which traded at $19 & coke was @ 5c. Later, the town became the single richest in USA w/67 millionaires. #Stockmarket #Investing $KO pic.twitter.com/d4iobVi9Z4
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Quincy was able to manage consecutive recessions and natural calamities like
crop failures because of its investment in Coca-Cola shares, which also
helped the city weather the worst of the 1930s. A little Florida Panhandle
community became the richest city in America because of Munroe's financial
guidance. It produced 67 millionaires who dispersed their fortune across
several generations. Quincy continues to be affluent today thanks to the
presence of numerous Coca-Cola millionaires' families. You may also go to
Pat Munroe's former bank, where Coca-Cola stock still represents around 65%
of the trust's assets.
Munroe's consistent emphasis on Coca-Cola stock is this story's most
noteworthy feature. He and the locals who followed his guidance bucked the
accepted stock market knowledge of the time and triumphed by putting profit
first - the one statistic that actually counted.
This story demonstrates how one brilliant concept can create enormous
riches, and that once you've reached the top, the process may be stopped.
Quincy's citizens had a distinct edge and became Coca-Cola billionaires
thanks to Pat Munroe's leadership of the city's bank. Explore Coca-Cola's
connection to contemporary Santa Claus representations and Pepsi's brief
possession of a Soviet naval force if you're curious about other oddities in
soda history.
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