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andsoitistoday at 9:24 AM1 replyview on HN

All major indices have always included defense contractors.

Also, when you buy into an index fund, you are not funding the companies that the index tracks. That’s a misunderstanding of how the markets and index funds work.


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0123456789ABCDEtoday at 9:47 AM

you seem to be implying that, secondary markets have no effect on primary market prices, and i just want to make sure that's what you meant.