> (stocks and bonds, which enable companies to raise money to start new projects, create jobs, etc). Interestingly, us Germans do not like those much either -

> (stocks and bonds, which enable companies to raise money to start new projects, create jobs, etc). Interestingly, us Germans do not like those much either - mostly because of the associated risks and the Notion that "the small guy" cannot win that lind of game. There was ... some enthusiasm about the stockmarket in the 1990s, but after the Dotcom-Crash and many people who invested in "save, large, local businesses" like the postal service or the Telekom losing a lot of money, that has waned.