Where and what do you think they spend those retainers ventures on?

Ventures sound to me like that notorious scrip system that some unscrupoulous companies used in the late 19th and early 20th century. Basically some companies paid there employees in what was called "scrips". This scrip currency was only usable in the company store. So basically it tied the employees to the company. Doesn't this sound like the exploitave relationship we have with our retainers?