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> you can buy a share of a company you believe in, they get the money, do stuff I think that's only true for IPO shares which often aren't available to retail
by criddell 3y ago
> you can buy a share of a company you believe in, they get the money, do stuff
I think that's only true for IPO shares which often aren't available to retail investors/gamblers like me.
- lxgr 3y ago> I think that's only true for IPO shares Not quite: By buying shares in a company, you positively influence its share price, which reduces cost of capital for the company (in case it needs it). Arguably, the difference in impact (in terms of enabling/steering companies to do things) between the IPO and secondary market these days is probably negligible compared to any two single private funding rounds.