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Re:Stock Market Returns Are Anything but Average by b0afc375b5 on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:05AM (#26992882)
I think it means doing something high risk for low reward.
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Re:Stock Market Returns Are Anything but Average by kccqzy on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:39PM (#26996682)
It means doing something high risk but the risk has low probability, and for low reward.

No rational mind would do anything high risk low reward, unless the risk has low probability. Then it's just like selling insurance.

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