News this week that inflation eased more than expected in October solidified the view that the Federal Reserve is done with its most aggressive rate-hike campaign in four decades.

And that could be a boon for the stock market and your 401(k).

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    1 year ago

    “I’m confident that this company that has never made money will make money someday, so I’m going to pay $30 a share for it” still sounds like it’s imaginary money to me.

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      1 year ago

      That’s because you don’t understand how new and growing companies work. You don’t show a “profit” if you invest your revenue back in the company.

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      No, it’s called expected value. Amazon never made a profit for decades until it did.