When you trade stocks, all you are doing is trading places with someone who had the stock before you. It is completely zero sum and has no effect on the economy. The existence of the stock itself, which represents a company extracting profit from labor, is a problem you cannot solve by not having a 401k.
When you trade stocks, all you are doing is trading places with someone who had the stock before you. It is completely zero sum and has no effect on the economy. The existence of the stock itself, which represents a company extracting profit from labor, is a problem you cannot solve by not having a 401k.