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Re:Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds by gammateam on Friday November 30, 2018 @02:02PM (#18571627)
yes, and also 300 companies added female directors

nothing exists in a vacuum

Re:Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds by whatok on Friday November 30, 2018 @03:04PM (#18572141)
Nothing exists in a vacuum just like solely attributing companies adding female directors to a marketing stunt. There was large momentum on this front already that would have happened with or without this.
Re:Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds by gammateam on Friday November 30, 2018 @04:24PM (#18572766)
The point is that this is a positive use of centralized private ownership

The only real rebuttal would therefore be negative uses of centralized private ownership

Re:Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds by dasil003 on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:43PM (#18574743)
I never meant to imply positive things couldn’t happen, just that it’s silly to assume one very specific positive thing is the most likely thing to happen.
Re:Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds by gammateam on Saturday December 01, 2018 @05:05AM (#18576131)
Thats why I gave an example of a positive thing that did happen
Re:Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds by akimball on Saturday December 01, 2018 @10:43AM (#18577199)
Or cherry-picked one?
Re:Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds by gammateam on Saturday December 01, 2018 @01:52PM (#18578198)
Of the ripest variety