Can you really make money sports betting on low-risk, high-probability events? Topics covered include: The growing size and influence of the U.S. sports betting market Recent sports betting scandals How sports betting odds work An intriguing low-risk approach to sports betting Why the low-risk sports betting approach is still gambling with a negative expected return Behavioral biases that encourage sports betting Revisiting the difference between investing, … [Read more...]
432: Are the Economy and Financial Markets Zero-Sum Games?
Does there need to be a loser for every winner when it comes to investing and economic growth? Topics covered include: What are zero-sum games How trading can be a zero-sum game Why active management and seeking excess returns through security selections or country weights are zero-sum games Why the U.S. stock market has outperformed the rest of the world Why economic growth overall is not a zero-sum game, but some aspects of the economy are zero-sum games Show … [Read more...]
