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[-] otter@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

I think it comes down to

  • on paper it isn't gambling
  • in practice it has become gambling

ETFs are generally better, especially if you don't touch them for a long time.

[-] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 hours ago

To elaborate: The stock market is a "Keynesian beauty contest" where - at least in the short and medium term - what investors think other investors think* about a stock is more important than what it's actually worth. Reality asserts itself eventually, but "the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent", so here we are.

  • ad infinitum
[-] moustachio@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Giving your money to an unregulated Wall Street organization is never “Better.”

[-] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 hours ago

What in the world makes you think they are unregulated?

[-] moustachio@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

The revolving door and captured “regulators?”

this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2026
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