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brooklynite

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2. Its not an identical investment...

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 04:26 PM

Aug 2020

If you buy MY Apple shares you own them outright.

If you buy fractional shares from an Investment Company, you may receive the same investment/resale value, but you may also be paying the Investment Company for account management.

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Apple and Tesla shares surge after stock splits kick in [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

The Snip Covers Why I'm Surprised ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #1

Its not an identical investment... brooklynite Aug 2020 #2

That Could Happen Anyway ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #3

Nice that they print shares as fast as the Fed prints money bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #4

It's not the price that's aquamarina Aug 2020 #5

It's not the dollar increase per share that's important, it's the percentage. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #6

True - but if you own more shares aquamarina Aug 2020 #7