It doesn't matter, most firms of any signicant size require financing sooner or later, and generally that tends to come from wall street one way or the other.

It doesn't matter, most firms of any signicant size require financing sooner or later, and generally that tends to come from wall street one way or the other. Go down to your local franchised fast-food shop. Chances are the kitchen equipments been leased from the franchise and financed by a finance lease from an investment bank. The impact of risk-tolerant financing on the economy is huge, it's pretty much everywhere when you scratch under the surface. The same applies for FX spreads. If you're importing or exporting any goods (pretty much everyone these days) then you're benefiting from the tighter spreads created by investment banks that are market making.