Here's the beauty of the stock market.

This is why people call it the greatest money making engine ever.

And it's because if you're a mediocre or average stock market investor, you can expect

about 10% a year minus fees.

That's why you want low cost index funds.

With no work through those index funds, you can be a crappy investor and still make positive

returns.

I'm Dylan Lewis and that's the Motley Fools on InChocovulu.

If the difference between gambling and investing is obvious to you, then you're in the minority.

Ricky Movy caught up with Chocovulu for a deep dive on the differences, similarities,

and gray areas between gambling and investing.

Why small investors can win from the games that Wall Street traders play and what investors

can learn from gamblers.

I think there's an assumption that many would say, oh, I know the difference between investing

and gambling, but that distinction is not that clear and I think it's worth kind of doing

a deep dive into the difference between them and why it's important.

Very excited for this, Ricky.

Yeah, there's a lot of gray area here and we're going to explore all of it.

To me, I define it is gambling represents an all or nothing bet on an outcome with a

defined expiration time.

So a slot machine sports betting, Blackjack even poker fits into that because you're placing

an all or nothing bet that your cards are better than your competitors, even though it may

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