Not entirely related, but one doesn't necesarily use the advances as cash in the pocket -- you dump it into assets that pay you money (e.g. bonds). Taken to an

Not entirely related, but one doesn't necesarily use the advances as cash in the pocket -- you dump it into assets that pay you money (e.g. bonds). Taken to an extreme, you see David Bowie who floated the royalties of all his records as a financial instrument that you can buy. [0] [0]: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bowie-bond.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bowie-bond.asp