How many people are honestly still investing in stocks *just* to study fundamentals
Because, honestly, I’m starting to doubt it. What’s the point of investing in the first place?
Isn’t it to maximize returns?
Isn’t it to beat inflation? I trade more on the short-term side, and yeah, it’s been working for me.
But the moment I mention I’ve owned Tesla or ASTS,
someone always jumps in like
Bro, that’s just speculation Okay. So what if it is?
People love to talk about value.
Like unless you’re talking earnings reports, P/E ratios, or DCF models,
it somehow doesn’t count as real value. But to me, value is pretty simple
Can this stock make me money *within a level of risk I’m comfortable with*? If a stock makes me money,
improves my life,
and moves me closer to the future I want,
then yeah that’s a good stock *to me* Value isn’t something written in textbooks.
It’s not just numbers in a spreadsheet.
It shows up in your account balance. And as for the word gambler
I see it thrown around on Reddit all the time.
You’re a gambler
You’ll blow up eventually
You don’t understand investing Fine. I’ll say it.
In a way, I *am* a gambler.But I’m not gambling on a quick jackpot.
I’m gambling on being a better father.
On my kids getting a better education.
On them having the freedom to do what they actually want in life.
On them carrying less debt and less financial pressure.I’m gambling on the future.
And I’m gambling with responsibility. So what about you?You’re gambling too.
You’re gambling that the system always works.
That markets stay rational.
That the theories you learned never break.If your so called “value investing” keeps you stuck,
while my “speculation” keeps pushing me closer to my goals,
then who’s really closer to the point of investing?And if that makes me a gambler
then fuck it. I’m a gambler what the hell are you？？？？？？？？