• Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Putting pension funds into safe long-term stocks & bonds is very normal.

      I guess Tesla is no longer considered safe.

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            11 months ago

            Would you prefer to they lost their value due to some rando picking the wrong stock, or from a total market collapse?

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              11 months ago

              A total market collapse and after that the economy does not recover? I guess we will have more serious problems than pensions then. These funds are highly diversified. It’s not like they gamble all on one company.

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          11 months ago

          You can see the alternative in Germany. A considerable amount of tax money has to go into the pension fund just to keep it alive. It’s the biggest part of our budget!