i_a_m_i
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I don't. But I can either manage my own money, or pay someone else to manage it. I can either succeed financially, or fail financially. If I manage my own finances, there is a very good chance I'll fail. If I pay a competent person to do it, there is a good chance I'll succeed. However, if the person I pay is incompetent or a scammer, then there is a good chance I'll fail.How do you know whom to pay? There are plenty of scammers and bullshitters who won't beat S&P or reduce risk in comparison with S&P index investing.
So there are two risks to consider. 1)The risk that I'll mess up my finances by investing on my own (very high), and 2)The risk that the person I hire to manage my money is incompetent or a scammer (high). The second risk is less likely, so if I were interested in "investing" my money, that's what I'd do.
Though if I were given a million dollars, I probably wouldn't even need to invest my money. I'm content to live off $50,000 for the next ~20 years. I don't foresee myself living longer than 20 years anyway.