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DJ FC · 07-26-2011, 12:15 PM

They aren't EXACTLY the same thing at all.

Both Investing and Gambling can involve risk, but Gambling necessarily requires risk whereas Investing doesn't necessarily require it. At the very, very least they are two different words with different connotations.

Gambling: Requires risk does not require expectation of positive return
Investing: Does not require risk (but is usally included nevertheless) requires expectation of positive return.

07-26-2011, 12:15 PM	#71 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	They aren't EXACTLY the same thing at all. Both Investing and Gambling can involve risk, but Gambling necessarily requires risk whereas Investing doesn't necessarily require it. At the very, very least they are two different words with different connotations. Gambling: Requires risk does not require expectation of positive return Investing: Does not require risk (but is usally included nevertheless) requires expectation of positive return.
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