If you know how to trade stocks, it’s like playing black jack by counting. And the best thing is that this is very legal.

the problem with the stock market is that it is focused on short-term results. as a byproduct of this short-term tunnel vision, stock prices fluctuate unpredictably and you can bet on the short-term price changes for a profit. anything short-term, however, is gambling. there is no other way to describe it. there are exceptions, such as arbitrage, but in general the short-term is always gambling. now, if you analyze a company to the depth of which buffett or phil fisher do and you buy in at below intrinsic value, you can never go wrong if you continuously follow your company. it requires a lot of education, self-discipline, and patience for the stock market to offer up bargain prices.

if you invest long-term in a company which meets the requirements described by the financial titans of warren buffett, benjamin graham, & phil fisher you cannot lose.

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I think trading short term, or day trading, is gambling. Trading very short term is a zero sum game.

Investing benefits from the fact companies make money (normally… haha?).

I am investor but when opportunities arise, I will trade. I do buy and sell stocks to “invest” in the best opportunities. But I don’t consider that “trading”.

For instance at the market high in June ‘07 I saw it as risky and got out for a year and half. But the day trader would have been in there every day trying to pick up a dollar here and there while the Bear Market nibbled away all their money.

Open up a portfolio without using real money. You can give yourself as much or as little money to try out the market. The stocks you want to focus on is consumer staples, consumer discretionary, and healthcare. These are DEFENSIVE stocks that will survive through good and bad times. Most of my positions are in these stocks. Some names include 3M, Procter & Gamble, Kimberly Clark, Exxon Mobil, Walmart, Costco. Everybody’s got to eat and wipe their butts regardless of the state of economy. Many of these companies survived through the Great Depression.

That’s the benefits. You can sleep at night knowing your money is doing well. There are NO guarantees that you won’t lose money. It’s just that these stocks are the best. They pay good dividends too.

Then once you’re comfortable and test the waters of the market, you can finally put some real money in. Go to Scottrade.com. They’re excellent for beginners.

If you’re new to stocks, DON’T DAY TRADE. You’ll a rookie in a world of professionals. I tried day-trading with Citigroup and AIG when they were a little bit over $1. I had some luck at first, making about $30 a day but I was way over my head. My luck didn’t last long and I had to rethink my strategy.

Day trading involves A LOT of commissions to the broker. With all the commissions deducted from each trade, you’ll be lucky if you only lose half your money.

I would just day trade using Yahoo! Finance. Open a stimulation account, give yourself $100 worth of fake money and play it in the stimulation format. You’ll see what I mean by losing money every easily.

Good luck.

Investors own the casino. Gamblers play in the casino.

In gambling you either win, or lose all of what you bet.. And if you lose thats a sunk cost you cant get back. You have to come up with more money to have a chance of making any again. With investing its possible to lose all your money. But its also quite possible you may lose part of it temporarily. And probable to gain it back plus more without adding more money.

Expected return. The more you gamble the more likely you are to lose in the end.. The probability in investing is that you will make money in the long term.

You have just described an actively managed mutual fund.

Plus, they will work for a whole lot less than 25%.

On the other hand, they aren’t going to promise a 900% return in a few years. NOBODY HONEST is going to promise you that.