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I'm so tired of this

IPOs have precipitously declined since the 90s. In 1999, there were 486 IPOs. There are now approximately 190 per year. [1]

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/270290/number-of-ipos-in...

You're going to go with the dot-com bubble era for a comparison here?

I didn't mention whether I thought the increase in IPOs was worrying. (In fact, I do think we may be reaching/reached saturation.) IPOs per year is a highly volatile number [1], based upon lots of factors, such as perceived market conditions (sometimes by the underwriters, not the company IPO'ing). [2]

[1] https://theweek.com/articles/770020/americas-disappearing-ip...

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC7ht0CAQsk&feature=emb_titl...

Why? In a less costly regulatory environment it would happen way more frequently and it would not be elevated as news

https://www.statista.com/statistics/270290/number-of-ipos-in...

Edit since I am rate limited: yes it is the best comparison. Let the public access more securities investments, the tools to manage risk are numerous.

I'm all for having more IPO's (my job is actually advocating for policies that make it easier/cheaper for companies to go public) - but maybe this isn't the best comparison to make: "While this [# of IPOs in 2019] was an increase from the past few years, it was half the number of twenty years ago, while the Dot Com Bubble was forming."

I'm not totally sure what 'this' is referencing, but if its the feeling that there are too many IPOs -- I see it as a good thing!

It's so hard to find investments where a company hasn't hit their biggest growth period yet. It feels like you need to be in some inner circle of investors to get in on some of that action.

I probably wouldn't invest in Casper, but I hope the number of IPOs keeps increasing!

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