As it stands and operates today, the stock market is not only a scam for the average person/user, but almost completely manipulable by those with the most powerful software, advanced technology and resources. Since 1985, there may not have been a single aspect of this money scam that wasn't manipulated due to Blackrock as well as their [Aladdin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_%28BlackRock%29?wprov=sfla1) software. Today the stock market is a shining example legal money laundering, invisible (not real) asset growth and a rigged game/system. The stock market, if it is to continue, should solely be individually utilized; separate from corporations or companies, groups of people operating in sync, software assistance, technological manipulation and/or outside funding for purchases. Why are stocks considered a measurable value of a company if that value can be manipulated at will? Shouldn't true value be based on factual evidence, projected roadmaps or the general public's faith in that company? Why should any individual even gamble their money inside of this system when it isn't even controlled by the people? Why are these invisible, manipulable objects (stocks) allowed to be used as collateral for a loan or even as a payment asset for defaulted loans? The average person has been tricked by those with the money and resources to control and manipulate a system in which there is no winning based on reality. The stock market is a slot machine that always guarantees a loss. Go to the casino instead.