Price matters when you buy a car or a home. Price also matters when you buy insurance and shop for a used pair of designer shoes. But when it comes to investing, the price of a stock doesn't matter all that much. More than that, placing too much meaning in a stock's price can easily lead you into investing decisions you might later regret.
Here are nine reasons why you shouldn't use stock price to assess value -- or to determine which stocks you can afford.
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