Elias pointed to a small, framed certificate he had printed out. It wasn't an official document, just a reminder.

"Uncle Elias!" she exclaimed. "You’ve been talking about investing for years. It’s time. You need to buy some Apple stock."

Elias hesitated. "$170 for a piece of a company? That seems like a lot for something I can't hold in my hand."

"Think of it like this," Maya explained, leaning over his workbench. "You aren't just buying a piece of paper. You're buying a tiny slice of every iPhone sold, every app downloaded, and every song streamed. You're betting on the future."