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Word of the Day: Safe Bet
I love a safe bet because they are sure to happen!
You can rely on safe bets because they are guaranteed winners.
Let’s think about the sun for a minute.
The sun has been rising every day for millions of years.
The sun rose today.
And you know what?
It is a safe bet that the sun will rise tomorrow, too!
See, the good ol’ dependable, reliable sun. It’s as sure as money in the bank.
On the other hand, the stock market is another thing altogether.
The one thing all investors can agree on is that there are no safe bets on the market.
When you put your money into the stock market, there is always a risk.
You never really know from one moment to the next precisely what any of the stock exchanges are going to do.
That’s good if you are looking for excitement.
But don’t play the stock market if you want dependability and are looking for safe bets or a sure thing.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 6th-grade education (age 11).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 85.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.