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Why are Americans invested in their own employer? It serms excessively correlated. My company pays my pension into index funds.



This has changed for many large US companies when it comes to their 401k plans which are often the main vehicle for retirement savings (https://www.thestreet.com/story/13151412/1/how-your-retireme...). There are still many opportunities for a poorly balanced portfolio.


Hedge funds bought shares because of the cooked books and unreal returns.


Many are too lazy to do the research, and sadly, many lack basic financial literacy.




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