If you’re reading this you probably own stocks. Most readers of this financial publication do, directly or indirectly — usually through a brokerage account or through a pension or retirement account such as a 401(k).
Stock ownership seems as if it’s nothing special these days. Everyone appears to be in the game. And because everyone feels like a player, there is enhanced emphasis in the media on the stock market. In turn, many of us gauge how the economy is doing or will do based on the market’s value — even though we know we probably shouldn’t.
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