http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-roster-of-public-companies-is-shrinking-before-our-eyes-1483545879
For us Bogleheads, what are people's thoughts on the lack of access to companies that are actively avoiding being publicly traded? I keep reading expectations (here and elsewhere) that everyone thinks market returns will be lower in the future, but I've never seen this mentioned as one of the reasons why.
While it seems unlikely to be a problem for most of us in the short term, if more and more companies adopt this strategy, over time it could negatively impact the ability of the average investor to actually have access to many of the gains made in the US economy.
For us Bogleheads, what are people's thoughts on the lack of access to companies that are actively avoiding being publicly traded? I keep reading expectations (here and elsewhere) that everyone thinks market returns will be lower in the future, but I've never seen this mentioned as one of the reasons why.
While it seems unlikely to be a problem for most of us in the short term, if more and more companies adopt this strategy, over time it could negatively impact the ability of the average investor to actually have access to many of the gains made in the US economy.
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