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Investing & Games of Chance

Investing & Games of Chance

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Hereโ€™s Frederik Gieschen on the overlap between investors and people who play games of chance ๐ŸŽฒ๐Ÿƒ

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The Overlap of Investing and Gambling

Frederik Gieschen discusses the significant overlap between investors and players of games of chance, highlighting Warren Buffett's expertise in underwriting odds. He explains how Buffett's approach to investing mirrors the mindset of a gambler, focusing on mathematical edges and risk compensation rather than certainty in outcomes.

"there's a significant amount of overlap rate between investors and people who play games of chance the first thing that Buffett was good at was basically underwriting odds first as at the racetrack an..."