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When conservative investments feel risky but gambling feels safe

I have $50,000 in savings earning nothing because putting it in the stock market feels like gambling, but I buy lottery tickets every week.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Probability neglect and loss aversion can make objectively safer long-term investments feel more dangerous than statistically hopeless speculation.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Behavioral economics — biases in financial decisions?”

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