Are you investing or are you gambling? In episode 17 of Greenstream, we unpack evidence from casinos, sportsbooks, and academic finance to show how the odds work against gamblers but for investors. You’ll learn about:

• Why time is an investor’s ally but gambler’s enemy
• How the “favorite–longshot bias” from horse racing shows up in lottery stocks and IPOs
• Four practical ways to help stack the odds in your favor and invest like the House

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2 Sauer, Raymond. (1998). The Economics of Wagering Markets. Journal of Economic Literature. 36. 2021-2064. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4732178_The_Economics_of_Wagering_Markets

3 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160721-the-buzz-that-keeps-people-gambling

4 https://responsiblegambling.org/for-the-public/about-gambling/the-science-behind-gambling/

5 Chague, Fernando and De-Losso, Rodrigo and Giovannetti, Bruno, Day Trading for a Living? (June 11, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3423101

6 Barber, Brad M. and Lee, Yi-Tsung and Liu, Yu-Jane and Odean, Terrance, The Cross-Section of Speculator Skill: Evidence from Day Trading (December 31, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=529063

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8 https://site.warrington.ufl.edu/ritter/ipo-data/

9 Asness, Cliff S. and Frazzini, Andrea and Israel, Ronen and Moskowitz, Tobias J. and Moskowitz, Tobias J. and Pedersen, Lasse Heje, Size Matters, If You Control Your Junk (January 22, 2015). Fama-Miller Working Paper: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2553889

10 Rizova, Savina and Saito, Namiko, Investment and Expected Stock Returns (July 8, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3646575

11 American Dream: Is Your House Your Greatest Investment? | Greenstream #8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-_Eg-hHaPA&t=2s

12 Real Estate: Expected Returns and Expected Headaches | Greenstream #9 https://youtu.be/Hhscc3TLEEY?si=VrRQwYSzFTAGMVTa

13 Bessembinder, Hendrik (Hank), Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills? (May 28, 2018). https://ssrn.com/abstract=2900447

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