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In reply to the discussion: why is the stock market so important? [View all]mathematic
(1,510 posts)20. Imagine if you had to go to a farm to buy carrots.
Well, companies are you, investors are the farm, and "the" stock market (reality: stock marketS) is the grocery store.
If somebody came on DU and said "Why is the grocery store so important?" they'd be insta-banned as a troll.
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Because millions & millions of ordinary people have their retirement savings invested in it ?
MichMan
Jan 2023
#2
But it would be silly to ignore the fact that electronic trading has created a
Scrivener7
Jan 2023
#9
"only sensible because they are allowed to be by those who hold the reins. "
brooklynite
Jan 2023
#29
I'm not sure the ratio of re-sale stocks to primary offerings supports that
Model35mech
Jan 2023
#19
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
145 million American adults are invested in the stock market. They're not all billionaires.
onenote
Jan 2023
#39