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Important to me because I put my retirement money in an investment account Walleye Jan 2023 #1
Because millions & millions of ordinary people have their retirement savings invested in it ? MichMan Jan 2023 #2
Because more than 140 million americans own stock? onenote Jan 2023 #3
... Faux pas Jan 2023 #4
Well, you're not wrong in regards to many penny stocks True Dough Jan 2023 #5
It's Faux pas Jan 2023 #18
Not all at all. Disaffected Jan 2023 #22
Greed True Dough Jan 2023 #34
How is it "a scam"? brooklynite Jan 2023 #6
But it would be silly to ignore the fact that electronic trading has created a Scrivener7 Jan 2023 #9
Small trader, yes; small investor, not really FreeJoe Jan 2023 #23
I DON'T do "high frequency trading" and our returns have been excellent brooklynite Jan 2023 #25
Yeah, I do fine too. But the stock market is not what it purports to be. Scrivener7 Jan 2023 #28
"only sensible because they are allowed to be by those who hold the reins. " brooklynite Jan 2023 #29
Game Stop was fun because it reversed the process, revealed it in all its Scrivener7 Jan 2023 #33
I'm not an economist but I think it would be better if LT Barclay Jan 2023 #13
Agree CountAllVotes Jan 2023 #10
Thank you! Faux pas Jan 2023 #17
Who's requiring you to use a "wealth management advisor"? brooklynite Jan 2023 #26
I've been a self-directed investor for more than 15 years True Dough Jan 2023 #35
I had an IRA that was in the stock market for a few years CountAllVotes Jan 2023 #38
Like it or not, it is how we finance most of our largest corporations... Wounded Bear Jan 2023 #7
YES! Faux pas Jan 2023 #16
because it determines the value of capital DBoon Jan 2023 #8
We are a market economy. NutmegYankee Jan 2023 #11
Well, kinda, IMO, we are a post-industrial Financials Market Economy. Model35mech Jan 2023 #14
It's necessary Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #12
This! ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #15
I'm not sure the ratio of re-sale stocks to primary offerings supports that Model35mech Jan 2023 #19
Imagine if you had to go to a farm to buy carrots. mathematic Jan 2023 #20
Because, like millions of others, I work for a company that is listed on the stock exchange. tinrobot Jan 2023 #21
So that gamblers can play legally and not have to work for a living and add value to society. usonian Jan 2023 #24
I don't gamble, and I worked for a living for 36 years and I invest in the market. brooklynite Jan 2023 #27
I work for a living thank you very much onenote Jan 2023 #30
I'll go a step further. WarGamer Jan 2023 #32
Many good answers below. WarGamer Jan 2023 #31
You could keep your money under your mattress True Dough Jan 2023 #36
Because it's the best indicator of the condition of billionaires assets. Lancero Jan 2023 #37
145 million American adults are invested in the stock market. They're not all billionaires. onenote Jan 2023 #39
And what percentage, pray tell, do these millions of Americans control? Lancero Jan 2023 #40
Yes, AA ownership of stock is less than white ownership. But a sizable % of AA families own stock onenote Jan 2023 #41
Pension funds. kairos12 Jan 2023 #42
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