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<blockquote data-quote="The Zen Man" data-source="post: 201085" data-attributes="member: 9949"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Some additional thoughts-</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Why has the ownership of stock moved from a context of “reward” or of “privileged to belong” to the context of “must participate” or “<strong>you will be penalized if you diversify</strong>”?<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/mad.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" data-shortname=":mad:" /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">This is an interesting shift of atmosphere. <strong><em>Especially since we are a public company- a publicly traded company. </em></strong> Yes there were always rules for ownership participation, but they really never factored into the decision to own UPS stock. Once upon a time you WANTED to own the stock. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Now <strong>you are mandated</strong>, with exact published formulas, to participate. Even if the stock is taking a hit from “market jitters” you will be penalized if you take action to move your investment into something more stable, and profitable, for your family.</span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My own point of view is if you build an attractive product, people will want it. You will not have to mandate it.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Make the stock perform.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Show the advantages of being an owner through the $$$ generated by the stock. Both in dividends and in price.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Make this a more dependable investment, as it once was, if you want us to go silly over it!<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The bigger picture- you can’t shift some of the old financial pieces of the puzzle and mandate holding on to other pieces. If we are going to change, it all has to change- because the pieces from the past no longer work here today.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">By the way, does anyone have an extra clip board, the unloader must have dumped mine off the car last night. </span><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'">J</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Zen Man, post: 201085, member: 9949"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Some additional thoughts-[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Why has the ownership of stock moved from a context of “reward” or of “privileged to belong” to the context of “must participate” or “[B]you will be penalized if you diversify[/B]”?:mad:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]This is an interesting shift of atmosphere. [B][I]Especially since we are a public company- a publicly traded company. [/I][/B] Yes there were always rules for ownership participation, but they really never factored into the decision to own UPS stock. Once upon a time you WANTED to own the stock. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Now [B]you are mandated[/B], with exact published formulas, to participate. Even if the stock is taking a hit from “market jitters” you will be penalized if you take action to move your investment into something more stable, and profitable, for your family.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [B][I][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]My own point of view is if you build an attractive product, people will want it. You will not have to mandate it.:)[/FONT][/SIZE][/I][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Make the stock perform.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Show the advantages of being an owner through the $$$ generated by the stock. Both in dividends and in price.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Make this a more dependable investment, as it once was, if you want us to go silly over it!:lol:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The bigger picture- you can’t shift some of the old financial pieces of the puzzle and mandate holding on to other pieces. If we are going to change, it all has to change- because the pieces from the past no longer work here today.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]By the way, does anyone have an extra clip board, the unloader must have dumped mine off the car last night. [/FONT][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings]J[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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