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To: Madharry who wrote (31974)	9/12/2008 11:09:37 AM
From: Grommit	Read Replies (1) of 78582

My initial comment was a bit tongue in cheek, but your question is valid. I really do have a friend who has never worked for a living. He has played poker for 35 years. Two or three times a week. He will not own a stock and has told me that he "would rather invest in a pair of queens than in the stock market." Well, you invest in what you know. >> I suppose if you can tell me where the line is drawn between investing and speculating, << How would B. Graham answer that question? me: Maybe the line is drawn with the degree of uncertainty of the bet/investment? Or maybe it is related to the type of wager. Your original posting talked about weighing the odds of BK and losing all your investment vs no BK and a 4 bagger. If the odds are 50-50, take the bet, you suggest. But betting the odds on a BK is fundamentally different than betting on fundamentals. Maybe it depends on if your BK analysis is predominantly based on fundamentals or gut? who knows? grommit

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