Why duznt everybody just sit on tha beach and trade stocks?

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Only possible in a future where robots replace human beings in the workplace or we are able to clone a version of ourselves to work.
 

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becuase its hard to make money from it, the people that make money from it are 1) the stock traders themselves who you have to pay to trade stocks 2) the people that have built enough savings where they can live of the dividends

actually making money from trading stocks is very hard, the real money in stocks comes from using stocks as a long term investment, but to get the money to invest you need the 9 to 5
 

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becuase its hard to make money from it, the people that make money from it are 1) the stock traders themselves who you have to pay to trade stocks 2) the people that have built enough savings where they can live of the dividends

actually making money from trading stocks is very hard, the real money in stocks comes from using stocks as a long term investment, but to get the money to invest you need the 9 to 5

some of these stocks you can make quick money though, if you dedicate your time like a full time job 8 hours
 

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some of these stocks you can make quick money though, if you dedicate your time like a full time job 8 hours

yeah but you can lose a lot of money very quickly too, stock trading is barely above gambling in terms of how much money you can make and how much risk you take

its one thing to take some money out of your savings to invest or to gamble, its whole nother thing if your rent depends on a stock or luck
 

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yeah but you can lose a lot of money very quickly too, stock trading is barely above gambling in terms of how much money you can make and how much risk you take

its one thing to take some money out of your savings to invest or to gamble, its whole nother thing if your rent depends on a stock or luck

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If your full time job is trading stocks, 100% sure you're using someone else's money.
 

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yeah but you can lose a lot of money very quickly too, stock trading is barely above gambling in terms of how much money you can make and how much risk you take

its one thing to take some money out of your savings to invest or to gamble, its whole nother thing if your rent depends on a stock or luck

Yeah it's a step above gambling, that's tha beauty of it, if u do enough research u can have tha "edge" and actually make a lot of money
 

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Yeah it's a step above gambling, that's tha beauty of it, if u do enough research u can have tha "edge" and actually make a lot of money

look up efficient market hypothesis. most dismiss it, but there is some truth to it. anything you're reading, whether it be on the internet or whatever, is already priced into the stock. and the research you do will be going up against billion dollar banks and hedge funds with millions dedicated to it. who do you think is going to win?
 

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Definition of 'Efficient Market Hypothesis - EMH'

An investment theory that states it is impossible to "beat the market" because stock market efficiency causes existing share prices to always incorporate and reflect all relevant information. According to the EMH, stocks always trade at their fair value on stock exchanges, making it impossible for investors to either purchase undervalued stocks or sell stocks for inflated prices. As such, it should be impossible to outperform the overall market through expert stock selection or market timing, and that the only way an investor can possibly obtain higher returns is by purchasing riskier investments.

Investopedia explains 'Efficient Market Hypothesis - EMH'

Although it is a cornerstone of modern financial theory, the EMH is highly controversial and often disputed. Believers argue it is pointless to search for undervalued stocks or to try to predict trends in the market through either fundamental or technical analysis.

Meanwhile, while academics point to a large body of evidence in support of EMH, an equal amount of dissension also exists. For example, investors, such as Warren Buffett have consistently beaten the market over long periods of time, which by definition is impossible according to the EMH. Detractors of the EMH also point to events, such as the 1987 stock market crash when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell by over 20% in a single day, as evidence that stock prices can seriously deviate from their fair values.

Read more: Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) Definition | Investopedia
 

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I could agree with both sides of the argument. Maybe its something that varies by industry as well as current events

how many warren buffets are there? buy and hold. buy things like etfs that follow indices and just hold. don't just stay domestic either, go international as well.

great thread title by the way. I'm going to keep going like this isn't a troll thread.
 
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