Why Do We Need a Stock Market?

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The Five Biggest Stock Market Myths More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Yogui | permalink
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Stocks that go down must come up, right? Wrong. We bust this myth and four other common market misconceptions.
Tags: myth,gambling,zero-sum game,random walk theory,falling knife,fallen angel,present value,long-term investing,52-week low,undervalued,technical analysis,ownership,value investing,capital market,financial myth

For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/061902.asp ^[1]

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Why Should We Care About The Stock Market? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Patty Putnam | permalink
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently shot beyond 15,000 points for the first time ever. But to ordinary Americans, it might not seem relevant — given unemployment rates and stagnant wages. Host Michel Martin speaks with personal finance guru Alvin Hall about why the stock market matters.
For further reading: http://www.npr.org/2013/05/14/183924817/why-should-we-care-about-the-stock-market ^[2]

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Do We Need a Stock Exchange? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Rutger Drongelen | permalink
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Occupy Wall Street is now back where the movement began, and there are even more society-shaping questions in the wild then last October. Since the housing market crash decimated our country we’ve bee

For further reading: http://www.nationofchange.org/do-we-need-stock-exchange-1332680909 ^[3]

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Why Do We Need a Stock Market? | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Ken Zib | permalink
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The stock market is a forum where businesses seek investment and investors buy and sell shares in those businesses in hopes of making money.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5027411_need-stock-market.html ^[4]

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Why Do We Need a Stock Market? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Shumei Chen | permalink
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The stock market was born out of innovation in 1792, and investment professionals have continued to innovate ever since. Some turn to the markets as a career while others seek to discover fortunes to ...

For further reading: http://finance.zacks.com/need-stock-market-3706.html ^[5]

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1. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/061902.asp

2. http://www.npr.org/2013/05/14/183924817/why-should-we-care-about-the-stock-market

3. http://www.nationofchange.org/do-we-need-stock-exchange-1332680909

4. http://www.ehow.com/facts_5027411_need-stock-market.html

5. http://finance.zacks.com/need-stock-market-3706.html