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FWIW, most "investments" that regular people make in the stock market are also, in fact, speculation. Once the stock has been issued originally, the issuing co
by LargeWu 13y ago
FWIW, most "investments" that regular people make in the stock market are also, in fact, speculation. Once the stock has been issued originally, the issuing company receives no proceeds from subsequent sales of that stock. There might be secondary or tertiary effects that eventually lead to real investment, but for the most part, the majority of American's retirement savings are in speculative holdings.
- prodigal_erik 13y ago"If you really think of it, when a stock doesn't pay dividends, there really isn't a whole lot of difference between a share of stock and a baseball card." - http://blogmaverick.com/2008/09/08/talking-stocks-and-money/ http://blogmaverick.com/2008/09/08/talking-stocks-and-money/