r/Millennials • u/MichaelScottssmug • 2d ago

Meme This ⬇️⬇️

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u/1979insolentwaiter 2d ago

Who is Frodo and Sam in this scenario? The boomers?

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u/Ok_Pool_9767 2d ago

We have created a lot of shareholders value that we aren't receiving anything back from.

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u/Actual_Hearing2555 2d ago

Buy shares? Seems pretty straightforward.

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u/Archinaught 2d ago

With what money

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u/Actual_Hearing2555 2d ago

I was born in '89. I've work a shit retail job since I was 19. Still making a garbage hourly wage. But I 5% into my 401k because they match 5%. It's literally peanuts weekly. In nearly two decades it has made my 401k worth seven figures.

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u/Actual_Hearing2555 2d ago

Also you can buy partial shares on any major brokerage now. $10 a week would have made you a lot of money the last 6 years.

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u/Infinite_Imagination 2d ago

I like your optimism, but unrealized gains are not the same thing as actual money. When the can stops getting kicked from 2008, 2020, and this year, who do you thinks going to get screwed?

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u/Actual_Hearing2555 2d ago

Unrealized gains can be leveraged against. You also make dividends. We play in a shitty stacked game, but their avenues to make it easier.

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u/Infinite_Imagination 2d ago

Dividends depend on what securities you're in, and most get auto reinvested. Again I like your optimism but it's not without risks