it's just the same banana

investing and gambling are just the same banana. you put your money and take a risk on both, then hope. you win some and lose some, in a flick of a finger. The difference between the two is the player, - an investor or a gambler. An investor study the risk, analyze and his views is in long term scope, while the gambler just take the risk, hope and his view is for a short period of time.