REal life facts: ------------------ -------------- | Business | -------------- Amazon: 5 years => Millions. Coolweb: 10 years => +2 Millions. ----------- | Stocks | ----------- Neke: 10 years => $800K. --------------------- | Medical School | --------------------- Some guy: $180K debt/4 yrs + $50K/yr x 3 yr residency + $150K/y x 3 yrs post residency = $420K/first 10 years. ------------------------------------------------ Business: 1 Stocks: 0 Medical school: -1
2nd Decade --------------- --------------- | Business | --------------- Coolweb(1): Start another one. Ten years later: +$2Millions. Coolweb(2): Takes some capital from first decade: Starts 20 businesses, two succeed: +$4Millions. (Cost of starting a business = $10K = negligible). EBay owner: Starts Kijiji: $Millions. ------------ | Stocks | ------------ Neke: Assuming averages $150k/yr over the next 10 years (first decade average was $80k/yr): $+1.5Millions. ---------------------- | Medical School | ---------------------- $180k/yr x 10 yrs = $1.8Millions. ----------------------------------------------- Conclusion (2nd decade): Business: 1 Stocks: -1 Medical school: 0
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Business owners don't deal with customers. That's the reason why they hire managers. ------------------------- --------------- | Business | --------------- Go on vacation any time you want for how many days a year you want. Tell the manager to take care of things for a few weeks. Suddenly take off on short notice == bonus. ------------ | Stocks | ------------ Your "statistical" edge does not allow you a single day off. ---------------------- | Medical School | ---------------------- Lol, go on vacation 2-4 weeks/year. Must give weeks notice in advance. ------------------------------ Business: 1 Stocks: -1 Medicial school: 0
This is a pointless comparison. You can cherry pick whatever story you want to tell. What are the odds of founding a company like Amazon? What are the odds of being a successful doctor? An independent trader? A hedge fund manager? A principal at a prop firm? This is stupid.