How investing is getting riskier (Two Indicators)
Planet Money
- Published
- September 16, 2026
- Duration
- 18:05
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
Discusses Margin borrowing and sports gambling “investments” are both on the rise! Today on the show, two stor…
Summary
Margin borrowing and sports gambling “investments” are both on the rise! Today on the show, two stories from Planet Money’s daily podcast The Indicator about the ways investing is changing, and getting riskier.According to one study, more than half of Gen Zers are using investment dollars for sports gambling. On average, this is not a smart strategy for t…
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Margin borrowing and sports gambling “investments” are both on the rise! Today on the show, two stories from Planet Money’s daily podcast The Indicator about the ways investing is changing, and getting riskier.According to one study, more than half of Gen Zers are using investment dollars for sports gambling. On average, this is not a smart strategy for the long term. It might be that sports betting today is like day trading was for a previous generation of young investors: something a lot of yo