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		rsynnott 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do not mistake a resilient global economy for popu... > You’re buying stock in a company not a market I mean, we're talking about index funds, where you essentially are buying a market.

Retric 19 days ago [–]

A set of Stocks != a market.

For one thing you’re only buying public companies, that in and of itself is a significant difference.

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