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What is the difference between investment and gambling?

What is the difference between investment and speculation?

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What is the difference between investment and gambling?

Both investing and gambling require money and both require you to calculate the odds on a given 'bet' and you are taking risk. But that is where the similarities end. The risks of investments can be managed so that the odds are in your favor, and you're betting on the continued growth and success of the economy. If you stay at the gambling table long enough in a casino, you are guaranteed to lose money. However, if you stay invested long ...

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