It’s a shame the world looks at markets like gambling. Do they not realize that almost everyone on the planet is only able to retire with money in the bank because of markets whether Bond or stock. Obviously excluding crazy times like 1930 1987 & 2008 ur ALWAYS on top. And even in these tough aforementioned times waiting 1-3 yrs brings u back to where u were. There’s no guarentee for anything in life but the reward has to outweigh the risk and investing smartly does that. Putting $1000 in a bank account when ur at the prime investing time of your life is jut silly. Right now u have no debt no bills and a steady salary it’s perfect timing. No gamble ever returned on average every year 8.5% of your money. The stock market has since 1925… Don’t confuse ignorance with gambling. Trust me I’m not making money on you either way, but don’t pass up an opportunity, in 35 years you’ll be happy you didn’t
