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Student activist David Hogg calls for boycott of Vanguard and BlackRock over gunmaker ownership
CNBC ^ | April 17, 2018 | Liz Moyer

Posted on 04/17/2018 4:08:56 PM PDT by Leaning Right

One of Parkland, Fla.'s most prominent student activists on stopping gun violence has called for a boycott of Vanguard and BlackRock, two of the world's biggest investors in gunmakers.

In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, David Hogg remarked on the firms' ownership of gun maker stocks, adding "if you use them, feel free to let them know." Then he added two tags: BoycottVanguard BoycottBlackrock.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 15minutesover; 15minutesup; blackrock; davidhogg; hogg; hoggwash; lastmonthsnews; oldmeme; pleaserememberme; sixteenminutes; trianglefaceboy; vanguard
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To: Leaning Right

Cool. Time to invest.


41 posted on 04/17/2018 4:38:11 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Leaning Right

What an annoying child this is.


42 posted on 04/17/2018 4:38:26 PM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: Vigilanteman

I have shares in both of these. Think I will call them and tell them to keep up the good work.


43 posted on 04/17/2018 4:39:24 PM PDT by nhbob1
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon

What an annoying little twit this child this is.


44 posted on 04/17/2018 4:39:55 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Leaning Right

He should boycott all gov’t buildings, offices, parks, and sports stadiums because they are protected by people with guns.


45 posted on 04/17/2018 4:40:24 PM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: Leaning Right

Hey, piggy boy, your fifteen minutes of fame are long past. Now, go do something useful, something that matches your abilities and talents. Fetch me a burger and shake. And, oh yes, I do want fries with that.


46 posted on 04/17/2018 4:40:55 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: Leaning Right

Has our mainstream media fallen so far that some teenager’s tweets are considered newsworthy and need an entire article dedicated to them? Really pathetic.


47 posted on 04/17/2018 4:41:21 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Leaning Right

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-16/blackrock-alliancebernstein-fear-next-russia-sanctions-target


48 posted on 04/17/2018 4:41:30 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: CGASMIA68

That too, LOL.


49 posted on 04/17/2018 4:42:50 PM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: Leaning Right

What, he’s still around? Haven’t heard as much about him in the last week vs. the week before that. He’s like an energizer bunny whose batteries are running down. In a year, we’re not going to remember his name.


50 posted on 04/17/2018 4:44:28 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Leaning Right
People don't invest in these for the "gun" connection. It's about 1% of their portfolios.

David....Go to your room and do your damn home work. No wonder the Ca schools turned you down.

51 posted on 04/17/2018 4:45:54 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Leaning Right

He led a successful boycott of Laura Ingraham’s show? Last I knew she was still on the air with Fox backing her all the way. Good grief.


52 posted on 04/17/2018 4:46:44 PM PDT by peggybac (Government is about force. It always has been about force.)
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon

irritating little bastard doesnt know how much harm he is doing his cause.
Good for him


53 posted on 04/17/2018 4:47:14 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Leaning Right

Their stock will probably rise, just like Ingraham’s viewership did.


54 posted on 04/17/2018 4:47:33 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Vigilanteman
"Too much of my retirement funds are in cash or equivalents. So I am going to have to take a look at Vanguard and BlackRock."

Hold up on Blackrock. When Bank Of America made there anti-gun policy known, I started shopping around. PNC bank uses Blackrock for their investments. I found out this:

"The Bank of America move came after BlackRock Inc, the world’s biggest asset manager, said on Thursday it would speak with weapons manufacturers and distributors “to understand their response” to the high school massacre. "

And this: "Money manager BlackRock, (BLK) the largest shareholder in both Sturm Ruger and American Outdoor Brands, said last month that it will start offering clients the option to invest in funds that exclude firearms and retailers that sell them. "

So, does Mr. Hogg's handlers not know this about Blackrock, or are they trying to speed them up?

55 posted on 04/17/2018 4:47:47 PM PDT by armourenthusiast (Trumperific)
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To: CGASMIA68

Yes he is hurting his cause but what aggravates me are all the adults bowing and scraping to this little gnat!

All of a sudden Hogg-boy is the authority on all things gun related? Grrr...


56 posted on 04/17/2018 4:52:19 PM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: Leaning Right

Hogg, you are a punk. Youl are going to go down in flames with your Fascist behavior, which most Americans find totally outlandish. Shut up before you self-emulate.


57 posted on 04/17/2018 5:06:43 PM PDT by iontheball (lLL)
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To: Leaning Right; All
"most prominent student activists on stopping gun violence has called for a boycott of Vanguard and BlackRock, two of the world's biggest investors in gunmakers."

Does Mssr Hogg get that most 2A types are astute at everything they do?

You know, not just shooting, but flying, their muscle cars, home repair or even building them from scratch, and yes Investing. And it wouldn't surprise me many are already doing business with these 2 firms, especially Vanguard because they are the kings of low-cost indexing Mutual Funds and ETF's.

Now this might effect the arts and croissant crowd, but they work for the university and their money is probably with TIAA-CREF, so I don't seem them changing...

So all we need is a tweet from Ted Nugent or Sarah Palin saying consider these firms and you don't think they will have even more business?

Have you read that Vanguards Financial Planning services are so popular they can't hire CFP's fast enough and keep up with demand?

This will only make them even more busy...

IMHO man, can Mssr Hogg step in it, every time...

58 posted on 04/17/2018 5:17:53 PM PDT by taildragger ("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
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To: Leaning Right

The boy is a doofus.


59 posted on 04/17/2018 5:20:19 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Leaning Right

the Nazileftist mass media needs to be investigated and cleaned up ASAP

yes i know the dangers but they are no greater than the danger of the seditious mass media we already have


60 posted on 04/17/2018 5:24:07 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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