boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTesla slashes vehicle and self-driving-ish software prices as shares plummetwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down18
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minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoIt’s alright, it’s part of the game. If we knew how the stock would move, we would all be millionaires.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYou got to know when to hold em and when to fold em when gambling, and all that.
minus-squareThorny_Insight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoJust curious; why individual stocks rather than index funds? Is it just the gambling aspect of it i.e. chance of a quick win or is there something more to it?
minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoChance of quick win. Individual stocks can move 5-10% in a day and index funds move much more slowly. But yeah everyone says it’s almost impossible to beat index funds long term.
It’s alright, it’s part of the game. If we knew how the stock would move, we would all be millionaires.
You got to know when to hold em and when to fold em when gambling, and all that.
Just curious; why individual stocks rather than index funds? Is it just the gambling aspect of it i.e. chance of a quick win or is there something more to it?
Chance of quick win. Individual stocks can move 5-10% in a day and index funds move much more slowly.
But yeah everyone says it’s almost impossible to beat index funds long term.