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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
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It is interesting that the number of listed firms peaked out long before all the regulations were added after Enron and Worldcom scam companies.

I think those rules added about $5M to the annual cost of being a public company so now the small, private companies sell themselves to larger ones rather than go public unless they are very, very successful such as Tesla, Facebook, etc.

Also, small companies often find they save a ton (or $5M) by merging.
What happened in 1996 that caused this to roll over? Was it because "Irrational Exuberance" where companies had shares worth less than their cash so they used the shares as currency which I feel marked the top of the internet bubble? Or was it something else in 1996....


Nice chart from humble1 who didn't say where he got this chart...
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