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Mostly summarized from Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Economics, 5th Ed. PART 9 The Real Economy in the Long Run Chapter 26 of 36 Saving, Investment, and the Financial System Section 9 of 25 … The financial system consists of various financial institutions that coordinate money flow between savers and borrowers. Financial institutions are grouped into two categories 1 · financial markets, direct finance, including the bond market and the stock market 2 · financial intermediaries, indirect finance: including banks and mutual funds … 2 · Financial intermediaries are financial institutions through which savers can make funds available to borrowers. The term intermediary reflects the role of these institutions positioned between savers and borrowers. Two of the most important financial intermediaries are banks and mutual funds. … Banks In the case of the owner of a small grocery store who wants to finance an expansion of his business, his approach is different than of large corporati...