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hucktard t1_j5dhtkw wrote

Reply to comment by Capitaclism in What do you think an ordinary, non-billionaire non-PhD person should be doing, preparing, or looking out for? by Six-headed_dogma_man

The SP500 is the 500 largest businesses. If large companies start to fail and others take their place, the failing companies will drop off the SP500 and be replaced by the successful ones.

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PanzerKommander t1_j5diswu wrote

A mutual fund is a slice of all, or at most, of them, as one starts its fall, shares will be sold automatically and used to buy its replacement.

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div414 t1_j5e9zp6 wrote

This isn’t how it works. Mega corporations are also CVCs and LPs in VC funds.

They’re invested already.

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hucktard t1_j5f5i3j wrote

That may also be true, but what I said is correct.

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div414 t1_j5h7byc wrote

Water is wet isn’t exactly a valuable input.

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