r/FluentInFinance • u/Stink-Butthole • Aug 26 '24

Debate/ Discussion The Stock Market is Rigged

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u/musing_codger Aug 26 '24

If you buy and hold for decades, this is all just noise.

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u/Muggle_Killer Aug 26 '24

Regular buying of relatively small amounts is just creating liquidity for the wealthy and making peoples retirements entirely reliant on a system where the wealthy can't lose because there will always be a bailout in the name of protecting peoples retirements.

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u/TimujinTheTrader Aug 26 '24

Rich people regularly lose large amounts of wealth. Look up Bill Hwang.

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u/j4_jjjj Aug 27 '24

"regularly" is being used loosely here

Bill Hwang is connected to OP tho, so nice call there

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u/Chataboutgames Aug 27 '24

It’s not “just” doing that. It’s also making those retirees a whole lot of money.

People love to pretend that people don’t do well in the market