/biz/ - Business & Finance

>yfw that of the top 50 companies in the US by market cap, over 50% are tech or tech-adjacent

>>53888866
>for every dollar made there is an opposite side of the trade, who also thinks they're making money, doing basically the same thing as you
I believe that all of finance is a zero-sum game. With derivatives it's very obvious who wins and loses. However, even if a company has strong growth and both they and the shareholders benefit, who pays the price?
Foreign markets. The company has strong numbers and a competitive advantage. GDP rises, the dollar strengthens, foreign currency and companies lose (very fractional) amounts of value. Or, in the case of inflation, the country's citizens pay the cost.
There is nothing inherently wrong with this, because you are taking steps so that you can succeed and provide for yourself and those you care about. But it's something I'm always aware of.