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bucolic_frolic

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2. In any era, the dominant companies outperform

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Wed Dec 23, 2020, 06:44 PM

Dec 2020

in fact they capture most corporate profits. Radio and autos in the 1920s, the Nifty Fifty post-war, the tech boom, the dot com bubble, FAANG+T today. They have investors convinced all you need do is pocket 10 shares and in 25 years you'll be a billionaire because it's worked so often before.

Beware when they are trying to convince you of something.

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