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by ric2b 736 days ago
By that logic stocks of companies that don't issue dividends are the same.
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Maybe but in theory those stocks are ‘usually’ tied to some other econmical activity other than mere speculation that the price will go up. In practice though, a lot of stocks have no fundamental value tied to their prices…
No for-profit company doesn’t either pay dividends or buy back shares forever.