That’s a bit much, isn’t it? Different stocks can be better or worse investments, but at least the value of a stock is based on the expected value of a company’s future production.
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Not really. At negative net discount rates the NPV doesn’t compute. Also, as a retail Investor you fly blind. You are the last one to find out anything after the cantillions, investment bankers, PE/VC, Corporate Insiders etc. yes, equity track with inflation, but retail investor ROI doesn’t keep up with inflation.
A diversified portfolio has more than kept up with inflation over the long run. Retail investors can buy and hold index funds and ETFs.
https://www.fool.com/investing/how-to-invest/index-funds/average-return/