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WWAW Blackrock using weather weapons to target areas they want to buy up?

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"And the number one reference that I am running into the ground is... Blackrock!"
 
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When did people decide Blackrock was the root of all evil? They've been around for decades, but people have only been complaining about them for 2 years.
It might actually be the retail investing boom during covid lockdowns

When you look at the institutional ownership of literally every company, #1 and #2 are exclusively Black Rock and Vanguard

Every fucking company
 

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He didn't start any wars and was the first US President to accomplish that in many decades. His administration also engaged in genuine diplomacy with other countries. Your shitstain leftist administration did the opposite of all of that, which is business as usual for the United States.

You're too stupid to understand all of this so keep your retarded opinion to yourself. BTW did you get some more tokens to talk to your cam girl in Australia or did you spend it all on meth? LOL. People like this guy and Sue Lightning think they get to have a say in how our country is run when they know absolutely nothing, have no morals, and are only capable of regurgitating what the mass media told them to think SMDH
You want me, Missy, or you wouldn't be replying to me so much lately 😘
 

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It might actually be the retail investing boom during covid lockdowns

When you look at the institutional ownership of literally every company, #1 and #2 are exclusively Black Rock and Vanguard

Every fucking company

This has more to do with Blackrock and Vanguard's funds being used by the richest people. What appears on paper to be owned by Blackrock is a series of funds owned by Blackrock investors.

While you could make the argument that this gives Blackrock a lot of shareholder votes, fund investors still control these votes indirectly by having voting rights within the fund. Rich people have lots of power (what else is new?) but what seems to be concentrated power is more spread out than it seems. I haven't looked too deep into the autistic screeching about tying Blackrock to noteworthy events, I suspect at least some of the supposed "Blackrock" companies are actually Fortune 500 companies in which Blackrock is a major investor.

As for Vanguard, they're so minimal to no management, low fee, hands off, no pressure that you'll have a tough time convincing me they're anything other than a no-frills, cost-efficient way to invest.
 

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This has more to do with Blackrock and Vanguard's funds being used by the richest people. What appears on paper to be owned by Blackrock is a series of funds owned by Blackrock investors.

While you could make the argument that this gives Blackrock a lot of shareholder votes, fund investors still control these votes indirectly by having voting rights within the fund. Rich people have lots of power (what else is new?) but what seems to be concentrated power is more spread out than it seems. I haven't looked too deep into the autistic screeching about tying Blackrock to noteworthy events, I suspect at least some of the supposed "Blackrock" companies are actually Fortune 500 companies in which Blackrock is a major investor.

As for Vanguard, they're so minimal to no management, low fee, hands off, no pressure that you'll have a tough time convincing me they're anything other than a no-frills, cost-efficient way to invest.
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Managing director of Vanguard's Strategy, Product, Marketing and Communications division
 
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While you could make the argument that this gives Blackrock a lot of shareholder votes, fund investors still control these votes indirectly by having voting rights within the fund.

Not true. If the shares are owned through a BlackRock Mutual Fund or if you "own" shares of a company through a Vanguard brokerage account, you don't really own anything. The institutions still own the shares and still have final say over how they are voted. Those companies you have stock in have no idea you even exist and they have no way of finding out. The shares are listed on their books in the name of CEDE CO.
 

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Not true. If the shares are owned through a BlackRock Mutual Fund or if you "own" shares of a company through a Vanguard brokerage account, you don't really own anything. The institutions still own the shares and still have final say over how they are voted. Those companies you have stock in have no idea you even exist and they have no way of finding out. The shares are listed on their books in the name of CEDE CO.

People don’t realise when they invest in Bitcoin on these apps they don’t actually own any Bitcoin. It’s probably the same with those “patriot gold” type grifts and you never actually own any gold ever.

Those robinhood trading apps are free because the users and their data are the product.
 
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He didn't start any wars and was the first US President to accomplish that in many decades. His administration also engaged in genuine diplomacy with other countries. Your shitstain leftist administration did the opposite of all of that, which is business as usual for the United States.

You're too stupid to understand all of this so keep your retarded opinion to yourself. BTW did you get some more tokens to talk to your cam girl in Australia or did you spend it all on meth? LOL. People like this guy and Sue Lightning think they get to have a say in how our country is run when they know absolutely nothing, have no morals, and are only capable of regurgitating what the mass media told them to think SMDH
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Not true. If the shares are owned through a BlackRock Mutual Fund or if you "own" shares of a company through a Vanguard brokerage account, you don't really own anything. The institutions still own the shares and still have final say over how they are voted. Those companies you have stock in have no idea you even exist and they have no way of finding out. The shares are listed on their books in the name of CEDE CO.

Sounds a lot like what I said, minus the part where shareholders in the fund vote on the fund, which gives them some (reduced) control over how they vote with those individual companies.
 

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Signed,

Managing director of Vanguard's Strategy, Product, Marketing and Communications division

The main innovation from Vanguard that buys them so much credibility with me is the index fund, which is the brainchild of John Bogle; a gentile.

Simplifying the market for the average investor at greatly reduced fees and higher average returns is the kind of thing that *should* lead to this reaction:

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NoBacon

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The main innovation from Vanguard that buys them so much credibility with me is the index fund, which is the brainchild of John Bogle; a gentile.

Simplifying the market for the average investor at greatly reduced fees and higher average returns is the kind of thing that *should* lead to this reaction:

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Creating generations of people who want to be “investors” is pretty harmful in itself tbchwy.

It’s extremely Jewish to expect your wealth to just grow on its own and to live off it doing nothing.
 

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Creating generations of people who want to be “investors” is pretty harmful in itself tbchwy.

It’s extremely Jewish to expect your wealth to just grow on its own and to live off it doing nothing.

If that's what it takes to be Jewish, then let me log off my computer and shut off the lights on this New Year's Day for my people.
 
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Sounds a lot like what I said, minus the part where shareholders in the fund vote on the fund, which gives them some (reduced) control over how they vote with those individual companies.

That's fair. You did say indirectly. The moral of the story is the common person really owns nothing. Mutual funds while good in diversifying portfolios, you own nothing and your money gets gobbled up by various different parties. Check your prospectus, they typically have questionable fees which they use your money for. Vanguard is the best when it comes to not stealing from you.

I worked in investor relations for far too long. The amount of people trying to swing big dick because they "own" 100 shares was an everyday occurrence. Sorry, we have a hundred million shares and your names not anywhere on our books. Go talk to your Schwab guy if you want to bitch at someone.
 

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That's fair. You did say indirectly. The moral of the story is the common person really owns nothing. Mutual funds while good in diversifying portfolios, you own nothing and your money gets gobbled up by various different parties. Check your prospectus, they typically have questionable fees which they use your money for. Vanguard is the best when it comes to not stealing from you.

I worked in investor relations for far too long. The amount of people trying to swing big dick because they "own" 100 shares was an everyday occurrence. Sorry, we have a hundred million shares and your names not anywhere on our books. Go talk to your Schwab guy if you want to bitch at someone.

I do think Blackrock/Vanguard is a potential vulnerability to those companies, but are they a majority shareholder or just a plurality? I just don't think they have the money/shares/votes to just conduct a hostile takeover of the S&P 500 overnight.
 

NoBacon

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If that's what it takes to be Jewish, then let me log off my computer and shut off the lights on this New Year's Day for my people.

You know what I mean, the people I’m describing. We live in an inverted pyramid, everything is backwards.

“Financial freedom” by investing is not good, there’s freedom in toil. Read CS Lewis on what a true Christian society would look like for what I mean, it’s not what people think.

Shit like derivatives trading - it’s evil bullshit.
 
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