Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
There is no one example, they are LOCAL. But let's say your cousin's mom and pop hardware or organic farm. But to do so you have to do so with post tax dollars. The 401 is anti-local economies and a step towards globalism. It's existence has also coincided with a major uptick in the upward transfer of wealth. But transferring wealth in that direction, even when aided by super rich serving law is OK, right?
Most people don't have the opportunity to invest in privately held companies. Also, quite often there is no return there for several years.