The Difference Between Trading and Investing | Onlyinvesting.info

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There’s no clear line between what counts as trading and what counts as investing, but the two are nonetheless very different practices, and most investors are best served avoiding the former. Why? We answer that question in today’s video.

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  1. When you say trading I picture an 18 year old who just parachuted his Bugatti out of a helicopter in to his private parking spot behind his Skyscraper where he walks in and looks at a dual computer screen for 7 seconds and makes $7 billion USD right before he asks people making less than $40k per year to pay for his $700 per week trading course.

  2. Without traders the stock market would not see the wild rises and drops. You can be a trader and investor at the same time when you re-invest gains into less volatile long term positions.

  3. Thanks for keeping us financially educated regarding how bad it gets on the economy. I'm still making over $19k every week. Indeed you're a blessing to our generation. 🙏

  4. It's always a honor to have you here as a mentor, I learn a lot watching your videos and it has encouraged me in making decisions about my finances that changed my life. Imagine investing $2,500 and receiving $18,500 in just a week. I must say that working with ms. Lucy boldwin is the best.

  5. I would like you to cover on the difference between forex using a broker for placing orders on a platform like mt5, and forex using a bank or banks depending on your preferences. Why I say this, because I want to know if I can make more money using a broker and trading in the short term in and out or using a bank where id have to rely on bank buying rates being low and the currency purchased appreciating and moving the money to another currency using the same bank or another bank. 😊

  6. A lot of people tell us “you finally explained trading to me in a way I could understand.” Then they start seeing profits. That’s probably because we aren’t some crazy Wall Street stock brokers, Mr Sam Deymon offer a professional stock and forex trading account management and assistance for old and new investors on a mission to help you learn how to trade!

  7. I love how you take your time to educate your viewers we all strive towards financial stability and a better Life. It is easy to achieve this through the right investment, by living frugally and budgeting. I'm glad I learnt early in life to work hard for financial freedom

  8. Given the current economic difficulties that the country is experiencing in 2023, how can we enhance our earnings during this period of adjustment? I cannot let my $680k savings vanish after putting in so much effort to accumulate them.

  9. There are some aditional reasons for leveraging to consider here tho:

    1. It allows you to diversify your portafolio over time, not only over assets. Investing more money at the beginning of your investing life (using leverage) and reducing the money invested at the end of it reduces the difference between the extremes.

    2. It can give a young investor more exposure to the market than he could have by only using his own money. Is the same as morgaging a house, you can buy a 100k house having only 10k. Of course, you have to pay some fees, but your 100k asset is increasing in value, not only your 10k.

    3. If you have time to recover, a bad ride is not that bad. An old investor with a 1M portafolio 10% stocks/90% bonds is risking much more money than a young investor with a 10k leveraged portafolio.

    I believe that leverage can have its place in a well diversified portafolio for a long term plan. It may require more rebalancing and more emotional managing too, so it may not be for everyone.

  10. I feel investors should be focusing on under-the-radar stocks, and considering the current rollercoaster nature of the stock market, Because 35% of my $270k portfolio comprises of plummeting stocks which were once revered and i don't know where to go here out of devastation.

  11. Very well executed video to clearify the difference between two, and it is pulling me closer to the investment of money the more I educate myself about stock market knowing everyone agrees that it's not quick or easy as ameture and you will need actually time put into it to learn yourself, till then! I should try to be investor and learn more things slowly, thanks for the great content!

  12. When considering investing in any stock, it's essential to conduct thorough research, analyze the company's financial health, understand its business model, and consider its future growth prospects. It's also prudent to diversify your investments across different sectors to spread risk. Companies that produce essential consumer products tend to have stable performance. Examples include companies like Walmart (WMT), Costco (COST), and Colgate-Palmolive (CL).

  13. I anticipate positive growth in the markets for 2024, and I'm considering investing $220k in stocks for my retirement plan due to recent rate cuts. Could you provide guidance on executing this investment safely? Additionally, are there any crucial tips or changes I should be mindful of in the current financial landscape?

  14. A lot of people still make massive profit from the crypto market, all you really need is a relevant information and some < professional advice. ‹ it's totally inappropriate for investors to hang on while suffering from dip during significant <market falls.

  15. I have been trading almost 3 years and still confused the difference between trading and investing. This is because my country is not well developed in stock market at the same time i’m MBA in Finance, now every thing is clear. Thanks dude✅

  16. XAs an investing enthusiast, I often wonder how top level investors are able to become millionaires off investing. I do have about $700k amount of capital to start up but I have no idea what strategies and direction I need to approach to help me make decent returns

  17. Amazing video, A friend of mine referred me to a financial adviser sometime ago and we got to talking about investment and money. I started investing with $150k and in the first 2 months, my portfolio was reading $274,800. Crazy right!, I decided to reinvest my profit and get more interesting. For over a year we have been working together making consistent profit just bought my second home 2 weeks ago and care for my family.

  18. Haven't seen the video jet but have a weird feeling they just gonna talk shit about trading, that's just lazy. A great investor makes 20% roi annualy while a great trader makes 10% roi monthly. Yeah it's risky to trade without proper knowledge but so is flying a plane.

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