Investing vs. Gambling: How to Tell the Difference

E202 - Investing vs. Gambling: How to Tell the Difference

Published: January 7, 2026

Duration: 42:32

Where does investing end and gambling begin?

From Premium Bonds to meme stocks to deep-out-of-the-money options, today’s markets are full of bets that look a lot like lottery tickets. The line between rational risk-taking and pure chance has never been blurrier. So what really separates a calculated investment from a coin flip?

And in today’s Dumb Question of the Week: Are boring stocks better?

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