Why Profitable Companies Still Lay People Off
Record profits and mass layoffs look like a contradiction. The explanation isn't greed. It's a set of incentives built into public markets. Here's how it works, and what it means for your money.
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InvestingWhy Most "Modern Investors" Still Lose Money
You can trade any stock in milliseconds, get research that cost professionals six figures a generation ago, and run your whole portfolio from a phone. And most people using all of it still underperform a plain index fund.
InvestingWhy I Avoid Investing with Robinhood
Robinhood is free because it sells your order flow. It makes its money on activity, and everything in the app is built to produce it. That's how investing quietly becomes gambling.
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