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The Rich Owns Stocks And Why You Should Too
By Investment Stab  •  March 26, 2020
Don't take it from us, take it from the Fortune magazine.
They published an article saying why buying real estate is causing the wealth gap problem.
Link to the article below:
The rich own stocks, the middle-class own homes. How betting it all on real estate is a wealth gap problem

Not saying if it is true or not, I believe you can judge it for yourself.
But let's see the situation below.

Who Owns What?
The Rich: Owns stocks
The Middle: Owns homes
The Poor: Owns nothing

The Situation
The Rich: Gets richer
The Middle: Gets squeezed
The Poor: Gets poorer

Our Take:
I don't know about you, but from the situation above, I know I definitely want to be on the side of owning stocks.
Homes are great investments because of leverage (you borrowed $400k + your own $100k to buy a $500k home).
If the home appreciates by $50k and you sell it, you made a 50% return on your $100k investment.
If the home...
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