Forum Post: Middle America can make a wave on Wall Street

I've been watching thinking like most what is the goal, how will they know when they reached it. I have a business degree and at one time bought into the Wall Street "Market", I stopped a few years ago. My father always said it was gambling and I thought he was crazy. He was right, for most of us it's gambling, for those on Wall Street, they are the house and have the odds. They make money on our investments whether they win or lose, sure the winners win more, but the losers still win while the individual investors they work for take a bath. Fees are skimmed no matter what. For years we were pushed to "privatize" retirements, move money from local banks to "Global" banks etc.

Stop investing in Wall Street, pay off your debt early. Paying down a mortage is easy to calculate your return. Buy land and other appreciable assets. Buy from the local small business that pays above minimum wage and pay a small premium rather than going to WalMart and supporting the Walton Family Billionaire club. Everyone can redirect a little of their money and make the local economy work. Global is Wall Street jargon for screwing Main Street