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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago (12 children)

The stock market is gambling.

“SpaceX gamblers in meltdown over not having a winning bet.”

[–] protist@retrofed.com 14 points 1 month ago (9 children)

I gotta disagree that the stock market is inherently gambling. If an investor does their due diligence, looks at the fundamentals of a company, and makes an informed decision to invest, they are very likely to see some sort of return on that investment.

Unfortunately, we're deep into "vibe investing" territory now, where stats like P/E ratios no longer seem to matter to either institutional investors or many casual investors. Where people are dumping their money is now disconnected from where it's wise to dump money

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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.

[–] moustachio@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What in the world makes you think they are unregulated?

[–] moustachio@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

The revolving door and captured “regulators?”

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