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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by rajacombinator on Sunday January 15, 2017 @05:32AM (#13403389)
But long before that these companies will be dumped into all our index funds and 401ks.
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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by wlievens on Sunday January 15, 2017 @06:17AM (#13403522)
That's indeed one of the reasons I'm sceptical of broad passive investing: you include many companies that are either evil or have a bullshit business model.
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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by chimeracoder on Sunday January 15, 2017 @12:12PM (#13404952)
> That's indeed one of the reasons I'm sceptical of broad passive investing: you include many companies that are either evil or have a bullshit business model.

If you don't like a company that you're invested in through an index fund, you can always offset that part of your portfolio with a call/put option or a short (depending on your horizon).

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