Re: Investing

From: Robin Hanson (rhanson@gmu.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 10 2003 - 18:57:09 MDT

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    On 6/10/2003 Adrian Tymes wrote:
    > > ... you are the most conservative investor there is;
    > > you invest all of your income in immediate consumption.
    > > ... then you criticize other investors, who actually
    > > take a chance by putting their income into ventures
    > > that may or may not be successful, saying they should
    > > take even more chances than they do. ...
    >
    >I believe he said he had too little to invest. In his
    >defense, there is a demonstrated minimum amount of
    >financial resources, which most people are presently
    >unfortunately below, where one can achieve meaningful
    >progress in various technologies with just that
    >amount. ...

    Through the innovation of a joint stock corporation, many
    small investors can join together to make a large
    investment in a business enterprise. A share of most of
    these ventures can be had for less than $100. Most
    people have more than $100 available to invest.

    Robin Hanson rhanson@gmu.edu http://hanson.gmu.edu
    Assistant Professor of Economics, George Mason University
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