Americans are on track to lose $250 billion gambling this year — and some of those same people say they'd never touch the stock market because "it's just gambling." On this episode of Creating Richer Lives, Karl Eggerss settles the question once and for all.

Karl breaks down the one-sentence difference between gambling and investing (it's arithmetic, not opinion), why time is your enemy at the casino but your greatest ally in the market, and the honest part, how plenty of people really are gambling with stocks without realizing it. He shares the tell-tale signs your "investing" is wearing the wrong name tag, plus three practical steps to make sure your money is playing a game you can actually win.

On this episode:

The new stat: $250 billion in gambling losses, up 60% in five years
Negative-sum vs. positive-sum: the whole debate in one sentence
"I know someone who lost everything in the market" — what really happened
Gamblers concentrate, investors diversify: the dividing line is the approach, not the asset
Three steps to audit your portfolio for gambling in disguise

Not sure which side of the line your own portfolio sits on? Reach out at info@creatingricherlives.com — the first conversation is just that, a conversation.

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