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ck4829

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45. Is it really universally great the Dow is up though? I do try to buy stock even though I struggle more now

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #10)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:30 PM

Feb 23

I'm noticing that I am able to buy less and less shares.

I want my shares to get me dividends. I want my shares to get me votes.

The dow is skyrocketing and I'm seeing I'm able to buy less and less of companies I am interested in. While everyone is popping out champagne for stocks they don't own, I'm over here wondering how I'm supposed to buy a substantial amount to get me dividends or votes in a company.

It's great if you already own a substantial amount of stock, but for those who aspire to, it just seems like a barrier to entry getting bigger and bigger.

But hey, we're just the ones who don't matter. Right?

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Name something that's going well right now [View all] bucolic_frolic Feb 23 OP

What are you seeing Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #1

US markets had a pretty rough week. bucolic_frolic Feb 23 #4

All three Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #9

And yet I'm living paycheck to paycheck ck4829 Feb 23 #14

Year to date Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #15

And if your job is pushing people's stuff out of their homes after eviction or foreclosure, you're probably doing well ck4829 Feb 23 #16

What does Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #17

This is a thread titled "Name something that's going well right now". Things are going well for them, yes? ck4829 Feb 23 #20

Yes Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #24

Numbers that are big right now ck4829 Feb 23 #26

We all saw Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #38

I'm curious.... Happy Hoosier Feb 23 #21

Right? And how about shrinkflation, where we're paying the same or more (because of inflation) but getting less? ck4829 Feb 23 #23

There's a whole book canetoad Feb 23 #41

Are you saying Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #25

So CNBC is giving us true numbers and our eyes and bank accounts are giving us fake numbers? ck4829 Feb 23 #30

You Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #33

Come on now. Remember: if the govt and media are saying one thing, and your gut, senses, intuition are saying another ck4829 Feb 23 #42

The rich are richer! That's apparently the only measure that really matters. ck4829 Feb 23 #39

Trump family offshore bank accounts? C_U_L8R Feb 23 #2

There are more billionaires than ever before. sop Feb 23 #3

TSF's disapproval rate is climbing. murielm99 Feb 23 #5

My retirement IRA is doing well. nt doc03 Feb 23 #6

Yep Greg_In_SF Feb 23 #10

Is it really universally great the Dow is up though? I do try to buy stock even though I struggle more now ck4829 Feb 23 #45

That's a Yin and Yang issue for me DFW Feb 23 #31

Were you expecting something different? We have a Republican trifecta, so yes, things are gonna become absolute garbage ck4829 Feb 23 #7

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If your job is pushing stuff out of homes after evictions or if you repo cars, you're probably doing well right now ck4829 Feb 23 #19

Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami this November Fiendish Thingy Feb 23 #22

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