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9. Invest in the stock market if you think Wall Street is honest. IMO it's probably safer to

Reply to JaneyVee (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:31 PM

Jan 2013

go to Vegas. And more fun. Stock prices are not necessarily related to how well the company does. It is based on the popularity of the stock. The popularity is easily manipulated, esp by those with lots of money. While their manipulations make them tons of money, it comes from those that dont have the inside scoop. If you guess right you might make it.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] JaneyVee Jan 2013 OP

ethically sound? Schema Thing Jan 2013 #1

The website seems to post video's of small manufacturing tools, screwdrivers, hammers, etc. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #7

Would you avoid investing in a duct tape company because sometimes BlueStreak Jan 2013 #2

Good point. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #8

Worth investing in financially? Absolutely! aristocles Jan 2013 #3

Go for it IDemo Jan 2013 #4

I Think, As They Say, The Horse is Out of the Barn dballance Jan 2013 #5

Good points. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #11

The earth needs more people to have more access to producing more crap that they dont need NoOneMan Jan 2013 #6

and who is to decide what someone needs and what someone doesn't dlwickham Jan 2013 #17

Lets all have everything until we die from ecological breakdown. NoOneMan Jan 2013 #18

Invest in the stock market if you think Wall Street is honest. IMO it's probably safer to rhett o rick Jan 2013 #9

Stock prices based on the popularity of the stock? aristocles Jan 2013 #12

Then you are either an insider or one of the lucky. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #13

You are, quite simply, mistaken aristocles Jan 2013 #16

I am mistaken?? Or you disagree? All stocks go up and down. Some times it rhett o rick Jan 2013 #19

Investing is definitely not a matter of luck aristocles Jan 2013 #20

Cameras are used to make child pornography jberryhill Jan 2013 #10

One word. SayWut Jan 2013 #14

Vanguard total stock market index high density Jan 2013 #15

It's the future. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #21