Is buying Stocks almost like playing the lottery?

Question

is it gambling? How do you know if you buy into good stocks, is there any way to know? thanks

Answer 1

thats what your stock broker for to tell you whats good to buy at the moment and when to sell  your stocks  and no it nothing like a loto.

Answer 2

No, not even close.  The stock market, for most stocks anyway, has an expected rate of RETURN in the long-term.  The lottery and almost any other form of gambling has an expected loss long-term.  You know which stocks to buy by studying a number of economic factors that are too numerous to list.

Answer 3

it is a gamble sort of but  optimally you buy when the stock is

going up and sell at higher price than you bought it for giving you a profit (which is the reason to invest in stocks), other times it's hard to make a profit because the stock is staying level

Answer 4

No long time stats show that a minimum of 2 out 3 shares gain in value. Plus your taxes are much less and one gets ro support those who are trying to build a better world. And no Canadian bank has ever lost money and I can recommend TD bank and study 1st but National may be a good buy as is energy company UTS.to . Studied investing is very low risk. And that is a fact.

Answer 5

Both yes and no.

Stocks is not just pure probability like the Lottery.

There is a WAY WAY greater chance of making a profit in the stock market than the lottery.

Look at the portfolio for Berkshire Hathaway. The stocks in the portfolio are good companies to invest in.