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Thursday, February 5, 2026

You Dont Own Your Stocks the Way You Think You Do

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 2, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesCommentaryMost Americans believe that when they “buy” a stock, bond, or exchange-traded fund in a brokerage account, they become the legal owner of that security. The statement shows their name, and the shares appear as belonging to them.

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