1. The system is rigged. They make money by selling to the masses. That is why they need 401k, more fools to take money from.
2. There is always a loser. If I think a stock will go down and I sell, I am selling someone future losses if I am right. If I am wrong then I am the loser in this situation. This is just a great way to steal money for the intelligent.
3. The big investment houses are employing math geniuses to create computer programs with algorithms that will try to anticipate and squeeze 1 cent gains of off stock increases.
4. If it were easy everyone would be doing it. Once you gain and lose $10,000, like someone I know, you have officially crossed over into a gambling addiction. Slow and steady wins the race.