Comments on: Gambling vs. Investing

By: poker backer

poker backer — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:24:20 +0000

Do you guys have a recommendation section, i’d like to suggest some stuff

By: laketrout

laketrout — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:59:47 +0000

I try to keep my gamble checked at the poker table. My investments are in ETFs and I stick to my asset allocation and just add to my positions 4 times a year.

By: dorian wales

dorian wales — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:01:45 +0000

I’ve actually written an article on the matter myself. The main difference between and investor and a gambler, in my opinion, is diversification or using statistics in your favor.

When buying a specific financial asset, like a stock, we are basically gambling on the financial results of that stock. The odds might be in our favour as we have analysed the firms finance and business but we are still talking about odds or risks.So, whether we like it or not, buying a specific financial asset is gambling.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:46:03 +0000

trading any sort of commodity is educated gambling IMO

By: Nabloid.com

Nabloid.com — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:47:07 +0000

Depsite all my speculations… I still only pull the trigger on an investment when its a sound company… my business background is used heavily to decide on particular investments… but I speculate about industries and the future but I invest in particular companies. Does that make sense?

By: Nabloid.com

Nabloid.com — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:44:39 +0000

I think we are all a mix of both! We all speculate as to what will happen in the future with a particular company or industry… informed speculation (would it still be called speculation?) is one key to getting a good investment return. I speculated that as the price of oil went up (and I knew it would with supply/demand, china/india, USD going down, extreme inflation) that alternative energy companies would start to thrive. I also speculated that the dollar would start going down due to inflation, printing of money and lowering of interest rates, and based on that thought that many commodities (listed in USD) would go up in value in USD terms. I even speculated that the first rate cuts wouldn’t work out as planned…

By: Link Love Friday | A Trade A Day

Link Love Friday | A Trade A Day — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:04:11 +0000

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By: thewild1

thewild1 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:27:56 +0000

I tend to be both a gambler and investor. To me it is just a matter of the market conditions. For example, during the first half of the year I probably leaned more to the gambler side; however, when the market is so volatile like now I lean more towards an investor.