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is investing in financial markets a gamble?
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i read about the 90-90-90 rule aka 90% of the people lose 90% of the money in 90 days.  anything that happens in 90 days or less is speculation (effectively gambling), not investment. and the 90-90-90 thing sounds around right for inexperienced amateurs going up against professionals in that space. i don't know anyone who actually made significant amount money by investing in stocks or other financial products except those appearing in tvs. lots and lots and lots of people do.  i heard that people who actually encourage common people to invest in stocks are stock brokers and fund managers who actually gain by the fact that more people invest.  no. it's true that lots of people will give you advice to by specific stocks or financial instruments that will earn them comission or fees, but the basic idea of investing in the stock market is very sound; ultimately, it's based on the ability of companies to create value and pay dividends. could you please give some valid reasons to invest in stocks or other financial market. thank you. well, what else can you do with your money? put it in an interest-bearing bank account? effectively, you'll still be investing in the stock market, the bank is just taking most of the returns in exchange for guaranteeing that you'll never lose money even temporarily.
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