Prediction: IonQ Stock Will Pay Off Better Than a Powerball Ticket

Buying a lottery ticket can be tempting. Winning hundreds of millions of dollars can be life-changing, and Powerball tickets only cost a couple of bucks. However, the odds of winning are stacked against you, with the chance of hitting the Powerball jackpot being a dismal 1 in 292 million.Despite the long odds, people spend a shocking amount on lottery tickets each year. In 2023, people bought over $100 billion worth of tickets. That quite simply is a bad "investment." The lottery drains cash from millions of players with little payback each year, and the cost adds up over time. Instead, that money could go toward investing. Stocks have generated strong annual returns over the years, but still, only half of Americans actually own stocks.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool