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Too bad they didn't adopt the "Dumb investment certificate" [1] instead. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-09-24/earning-the-right-to-get-swi
by zacherates 6y ago
Too bad they didn't adopt the "Dumb investment certificate" [1] instead.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-09-24/earning-the-right-to-get-swindled https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-09-24/earnin...
- gruez 6y agoIs there a reason why the idea suggested just before the "Dumb investment certificate"[1] can't be implemented? It can be implemented like a Roth IRA (ie. a special account type). IRS would be in charge of keeping track of how much "dumb money" was "spent" in total, and all the issuer has to do is ensure the money came from a "dumb money" account. [1] the paragraph starting with "A better approach might be to lower (or eliminate) the wealth bar for investing in private placements"