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re: Owning shares makes you "connected"? Holy smoke, I must reevaluate my portfolio!

gbaikie — 3/3/2007 2:11:50 AM (archived)

Of course it makes you connected. Shareholders control the company. A CEO manages a company for the shareholders- shareholders hire and fire CEOs.

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What leftist George Soros likes in the stock market... - TB - 3/2/2007 7:28:46 AM
- As long as Bush is shovelling them money it makes sense. - Bowser - 3/3/2007 12:47:44 AM
- and my 401k .... - azstrummer - 3/2/2007 10:47:35 PM
- He also added to his holdings in the company I work for - Alan G. Archer - 3/2/2007 12:40:48 PM
  - Did he add 1.9 million shares of it? - TB - 3/2/2007 3:37:44 PM
    - I can't get the story to load. Why do you think this is significant? (n/t) - alcaray - 3/2/2007 5:00:44 PM
      - Significant? No. Amusing? Yes. - TB - 3/2/2007 11:10:43 PM
        
        Owning shares makes you "connected"? Holy smoke, I must reevaluate my portfolio! - alcaray - 3/2/2007 11:27:28 PM
        
        re: Owning shares makes you "connected"? Holy smoke, I must reevaluate my portfolio! - gbaikie - 3/3/2007 2:11:50 AM
        
        As usual, you are sort of correct (shareholders rarely if ever choose CEOs)... - alcaray - 3/3/2007 2:51:39 AM
        
        re: As usual, you are sort of correct (shareholders rarely if ever choose CEOs)... - gbaikie - 3/3/2007 7:29:21 AM
        
        Then you are a flower-child and not a capitalist at all. - alcaray - 3/4/2007 4:42:37 AM
        
        re: Then you are a flower-child and not a capitalist at all. - gbaikie - 3/4/2007 5:28:50 AM
        
        I see (n/t) - alcaray - 3/4/2007 4:52:15 PM

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