Why is investing not seen as the same way as it is gambling?
In: Economics
Investing is not gambling.
Putting money into a business, or a money making enterprise in return for part of the profits is not gambling.
Speculating is gambling.
Buying and selling stocks in the hope of a short term rise in price is gambling.
You can never have enough information to make a true informed decision, and you can never truly predict the actions of other speculators, which directly effect the value of a share.
Investors can make a return consistent with the growth of the market.
The long term results from speculation are more consistent with random chance.
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