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Re:Robinhood raises $323M at a $7.6B valuation by mywittyname on Monday July 22, 2019 @05:08PM (#20502341)
The US SEC has accredited investor requirements specifically to keep people from being fooled into making "dumb" investments.
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Re:Robinhood raises $323M at a $7.6B valuation by almost_usual on Monday July 22, 2019 @05:31PM (#20502516)
>US SEC has accredited investor requirements specifically to keep people from being fooled into making "dumb" investments

What stops me from liquidating my 401k and investing all of my money into a company that misses their earning goals this week? Where does the US SEC come into play here?

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