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Why the Stock Market Isn't a Gambling Machine

Recently, at The Motley Fool's Women's Investing Conference, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner told a little story about Harley Davidson and why the stock market isn't just one big lottery.

By David Gardner – Jan 21, 2014 at 4:30PM EST

Think the stock market is a man's domain? Think again. This video is from the recent Women's Investing Conference held at The Motley Fool headquarters in Alexandria, Va., which gathered women investors from all ages and walks of life to discuss how individual investors can get an edge on Wall Street and invest better.

In this segment, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner discusses Harley Davidson (HOG +0.57%) and why the stock market isn't just one big gambling machine. He also tells the story of his appearance on The View and how it shows just how important buy-and-hold investing really is.

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About the Author

David Gardner
David Gardner is Co-Founder and Chief Rule Breaker at The Motley Fool and Chairman of The Motley Fool Foundation. With 28 years of stock picking, he delivered annualized returns of 21% for subscribers to The Motley Fool’s flagship service, Stock Advisor. A Morehead-Cain Scholar and graduate of the University of North Carolina, David received the school’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award. He has served on the national board of directors of Conscious Capitalism, the Individual Investors Advisory Committee to the New York Stock Exchange, and the board of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. David hosts the weekly Rule Breaker Investing podcast. His new book, Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth, is available at https://linktr.ee/rulebreakerinvesting.
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