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For the first 200 years of its existence, the New York Stock Exchange operated as a virtual monopoly. Then in 2007, the SEC decided that the NYSE needed more competition, and miraculously 12 new electronic exchanges appeared. Their electronic infrastructure was a game changer. New electronic traders entered the mix and dramatically altered the markets pricing mechanism.

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There is an urban legend that Wall Street gurus hold the key to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Back in the day, that may have been true. But the insight and efforts of Joe Ricketts and Jack Bogle have democratized the investment process so that today 70 million individual investors are able to outperform the pros on a regular basis.

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