<prompt> Human: Whenever I search on the web for investing, I come across websites who claim investing is the way to get rich.Ive taken interest in investing, so Ive downloaded a trading app fake money to practice.But how much of this is true? How stable is investing really, for someone who doesnt have a PhD economics?  <response>: Theres a difference between investing and day trading. Long term stock investing, as many prudent folks view it, is a method by which you purchase stocks at regular intervals in small quantities over a long period of time. To make it even simpler, most folks buy index funds and dont even mess around with individual stocks. You check your account once a year and re-allocate as necessary, but ultimately do not care what the market does over the short term.Day trading is essentially gambling. 