April 21, 2008

Hipster Culture Now Embraces Investments

The falsely-labeled “irony” factor on which hipsters base everything from the fashion to lyrics has finally come full circle. You are now permitted to invest in the corporate world through Thrasher Funds without being drained of crucial street cred.

But it’s not just the tableau of the Thrasher Fund brand that makes it appealing to the arts-and-croissant freaks; the portfolios are intentionally customized towards the Gen X and Gen Y demographic:

We provide the Next Generation of investors the opportunity to invest in markets near to them, while providing the structure, fundamentals, and diversity currently available in investment products aimed at older generations.

Now the stereotypical indie store clerk has a legitimate reason to act snobby.

4 Responses to “Hipster Culture Now Embraces Investments”

  1. On 04/21/08 1:08 PM, spencer said:

    Invest your trust fund with us and you to can spend your life savings on full body tats.

  3. On 04/21/08 1:30 PM, MUTUAL FUNDS, COMING SOON TO A METALHEAD NEAR YOU | MetalSucks said:

    [...] I really would never have seen this one coming in a million years. Hip, wanna-be millionaires can now invest in a mutual fund without trading in their sleeve-tats for a suit and tie and without losing that oh-so-precious street-cred by investing in the new, hipster-targeted Thrasher Funds mutual fund [via Buzzgrinder]. [...]

  5. On 04/21/08 1:37 PM, smick said:

    mutual funds are the new girl-pants-on-guys.

  7. On 04/21/08 2:18 PM, Jay DiNitto said:

    A pingback from metalsucks is a red badge of courage.

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