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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Von Ether" data-source="post: 9220622" data-attributes="member: 15582">And it's been rigged from day one that if you are not part of the "club" you are never going to get the same amount of ROI for your investment. Did I ever tell you how much I got off that Facebook IPO? Nothing because it was never open to the actual public to buy. I'd agree with you more if all the opportunities to invest were even across the board. No, you don't. Unless you are lucky to land with the right team, companies will let you do all the extra, uncompensated work they can get out of you and then let you go. Or if you are a contract worker, keep dangling the promise of permanent employment that never comes. If we want to laud the bright minds of Wall Street, those make money regardless if stock rises or falls, then evidently they are smart enough to set up the pensioners'  lifestyle to make more money for them. I am sure there are more ways to make soften that "blow." I opine the reason it hasn't been done yet is because it's a tougher problem and Wall Street always go for the low hanging fruit first. As an example, I know the company I work for gets taste for sending internal emails about all the great discounts s for computers, car loans, and stock options.</blockquote>