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Somewhere right now, a landlord is getting a phone call at two in the morning. A pipe burst. Water is flooding the kitchen. The tenant is upset, the plumber charges emergency rates, and the repair bill will wipe out three months of rental income. The landlord hangs up, stares at …

Behind every stock ticker is a real business. A company with employees, products, customers, debts, ambitions, and problems. When you buy a share of that company, you’re not buying a number on a screen. You’re buying a piece of that business, its profits, its liabilities, its future. And just like …