Speculating vs investing: What's the difference? 11 Articles

by Raven Lebeau

"Investing" involves some risk, but it also relies on a realistic expectation of returns. Selling an out of the money stock option is an investment, since, all things being equal, the value of that option will decay over ...read more

by Matt Castle

Do you recall the story of the Tortoise and the Hare? This is a flawless analogy of speculators and investors detailing their differing methods of winning the proverbial race to the finish line. These two competitors are...read more

by Donald Rodgers

Having been actively trading and teaching in the markets since 1999, I have come to the conclusion there really is not a great deal of difference between investing and speculating. The difference between the two is the as...read more

by Janet Grischy

Speculation is often thought of as a close relative of gambling. Investing, on the other hand, is thought of as an extension of saving. These characterizations have considerable merit, but they are not the exact truth. In ...read more

by Costas Chryanthou

Speculating and investing both carry risk. Risk that buying a company, or portfolio of stocks, the values go up as well as down. Firstly a speculator is in effect a financial gamble. It is hedging, or risking usually l...read more

by Raymond Alexander Kukkee

Investing hard-earned money in the stock market or elsewhere should be a carefully studied, well-researched, thoughtful process. It may, if conducted carefully, reasonably and logically, result in steady, meaningful and ga...read more

by Orlando Miami

Often the terms investing and speculating are used interchangeably and for many the difference between the two is lost. However, in reality there is a fundamental difference between the two. Investing is a strategy over ...read more

by Seang-Lim Tan

Trading on the markets essentially boils down to buying or selling what you think is going to make you a profit. Sound familiar? It's pretty much the same thing that we do when we go to the races or hit a casino. I real...read more

by William Bond

Every worthwhile investor must review his/her returns regularly, to see whether on not the returns are in the 7-10% yearly. Is it growing properly? If not, check into the possibility that too much of your investments are ...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

IVESTING means to buy goods of whatever kind (houses, shares, jewels, country estates, currencies) to gain money in the long term selling these goods, gaining the interests or make it produce incomes as a productive or com...read more

by Erik Van Tongerloo

The difference between investing and speculating is difficult to subscribe. Investing your money is the term used in a long term position. If you invest your money in shares you have to see that you can miss your money f...read more