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I don’t agree w/everything you just said. How does an investor make money

when the price is going up & down because of volume alone? You still have to be on the right side of the trade whether you are a big or small investor.
I’m not talking about shorting stocks.
What bothers me more about the stock market today verse years ago is how shares get voted or not even voted. I think there is a direct relationship between the rise in pension funds, mutual funds & 401-K’s & the rise in CEO & top executive pay checks to the detriment of the average employee.
CEO pay & benefits are often voted on by shareholders. Years ago a larger percentage of shareholders voted their shares individually & were thus aware of the gap between employee pay & CEO pay. Now the vast majority of stock shares get voted by the Board & CEO’s of these large Pension & Mutual funds or 401-K Boards. Since theses boards are filled with CEO’s & top executives they probably are less concerned with the pay gap between employees & CEO’s because in the recess’s of their mind they know what goes around comes around. If Chairman A gets a huge payday it’s only a matter of time before Chairman B, C & D get their payday. Simply because of market forces or keeping up with the Jones’s.

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Posted: 01/16/2018 at 3:52PM

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