I have to say, investing beats trading

Pekelo · Jan 8, 2021

Edit: Looks like this is actually a fake post. Nevertheless Tesla was around $3.5 early 2010 July. So had you bought then and would have held it until now, that would beat most traders' cumulative return easily.

https://www.reddit.com/r/path%3D%252Fr%252Fwallstreetbets%252Fcomments%252Fkt8hng%252F

padutrader · Jan 8, 2021

so you ate after 10 years.

that is why people trade.....to have a daily meal

padutrader · Jan 8, 2021

i made 10000000% in 30 years in HDFC bank......

padutrader · Jan 8, 2021

that is like saying an orange beats a Mercedes car.

you cannot compare them

Millionaire · Jan 8, 2021

Hindsight bias.

For every 1 person who buys and holds a stonk like TSLA there are at least 10,000 people who buy a turd or mediocre portfolio that doesnt even beat the S&P.

Like my aunt who bought GE stock 15 years ago thinking she couldnt go wrong..

Millionaire · Jan 8, 2021

Also you can do both, trade and invest in different accounts.

trend2009 · Jan 8, 2021

i bought xop in 2015, now lost 70%.

caroy · Jan 8, 2021

trend2009 said:
i bought xop in 2015, now lost 70%.

I put a 100 shares on Enron in my investment account in August of 2000 was trading around 90. Decided to be passive you know just let it ride and DRIP it. Haven't even bothered to check on it these past 21 years as I might be tempted to sell and really want to let my winners run. I'll give it a look Sunday maybe I should rebalance my portfolio.

newwurldmn · Jan 8, 2021

caroy said:
I put a 100 shares on Enron in my investment account in August of 2000 was trading around 90. Decided to be passive you know just let it ride and DRIP it. Haven't even bothered to check on it these past 21 years as I might be tempted to sell and really want to let my winners run. I'll give it a look Sunday maybe I should rebalance my portfolio.

I hear worldcom is a good investment.

maxinger · Jan 8, 2021

When the market is sooo bullish, and bitcoin keeps on breaking new high,
millions of people would say
investing beats trading.

But people forget about the Financial Crisis in 2008.
Imagined you invested heavily in Lehman Brothers at $70.
Where is the $$$ now?!?!?

Or you invested in Barrings Bank, UK which was a very established rock
solid merchant bank.
Where is the $$$ now?!?!?

Or you invested in GE XOP XOM XXX .... many many years ago.
How much $$$$ left ?!?!?!

Personally, I'd say
trading beats investing.

investing or trading is not for anyone.
choose one of them, and be very good at it.