One word explains the difference: RETURNS
Trading
With trading, your success rate is 50% at best. Basically, a coin toss. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
Don’t just take my word for it. In the UK, by law, every trading platform has to display a “wealth warning” on top of its homepage. Take a look at an example below …
Investing
With investing your success rate is 100%. That’s right, investing in stocks has NEVER resulted in a permanent loss – see chart below. Diversified equities – low-cost ETFs or Funds – ALWAYS fully recover and make new highs – as UK stocks are doing right now.
On top of all that, you receive dividend income. All income and gains are tax-free when investing via ISAs and Pensions … no need to file those dreaded tax returns! All totally passive and hassle-free.
So, ensure to INVEST rather than TRADE
The REAL reason is LONG TERM returns. Global equities have returned 8.1% per annum, on average, over the long term.
Don’t try to time the markets. Be diversified. PCA-in. Have a low-cost set-up … Let compounding do the rest.
Always Remember:
- Time in the Markets always beats timing the markets
- Stay Diversified
- Minimise those leakages: Fees, Inflation, and Taxes
- Financial Markets are a great source of recurring income
- ETFs, Balanced Funds and Options achieve all the above
- Being educated helps you outperform 99% of the population
… to ensure your investments work for YOUR financial freedom (not someone else’s)
And …
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Finally …
– Don’t take the above as advice as it may not apply to you personally
– Your Capital is at Risk
– You may not be covered by the FSCS
– Anything mentioned in a podcast or in a previous article was valid at that time and may not continue to be now
