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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by KKKKkkkk1 on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @01:32AM (#16742148)
I doubt that investing in early-stage unicorns is the best way for the poor to get out of poverty.
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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by throwaway2041 on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @01:36AM (#16742161)
No, but more folks in the middle class might be able to remain in the middle class if their modest portfolios had access to high-growth companies, ideally through index funds rather than individually-picked stocks
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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by hkmurakami on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @02:05AM (#16742266)
What weighting index of all IPO stocks during the sitcom era would produce a performance boosting return? Does AMZN fix all woes?
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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by gcb0 on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @01:46AM (#16742209)
only in hindsight. but if they were part of an index the stocks would be even more expensive to buy into reducing gains overall. and remember that unicorns do not pay dividends.
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