[](https://www.reddit.com/r/FinancialCareers/?f=flair_name%3A%22Off%20Topic%20%2F%20Other%22)So I don't have anything really in the stock market. Sometimes its neat to look at the line sink or rise a bunch but other than that, nothing.
Ok. good. I also know people who talk about stocks and I just sometimes feel as if I don't really get it?
Ok cool... uh i mean i get theres market manipulation and people doing random tricks and stuff..my mind just goes blank though.
Like I understand basic finances right? But then sometimes topics come up and my brain blanks. Watching some random youtube vid about the sports betting sub (I don't gamble, dont worry, just curious)
Like here [https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/5-ways-debt-can-make-you-money.aspx](https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/5-ways-debt-can-make-you-money.aspx)
???
"
* Debt can be used as leverage to multiply the returns of an investment but also means that losses could be higher."
My brain just goes blank. Where is that money coming from?
"If the stock price appreciates, then you can pay back the loan and pocket the profit. The negative is that if the equity in your account falls below a certain value, your brokerage firm can issue a [margin call](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/margincall.asp). If you can't meet your margin call because you don't have enough funds, your broker can liquidate your entire position in a stock leaving you with losses."
mmm
Like I get the basics? You got a company with some set value broken up into shares and the value for that grows as the company grows(if it does)... and if it beats inflation you make money on that.
Ngl used to think investing was kinda close to gambling, and I sort of see that however
Or like where does the money come from if you got a stock and can't you just say, well, this is going to be worth a huge amount of money? for.. reasons?
[https://www.fool.com/investing/how-to-invest/stocks/why-stocks-go-up-and-down/](https://www.fool.com/investing/how-to-invest/stocks/why-stocks-go-up-and-down/)
Just a bunch of people constantly buying and selling right? (hence major drops).
[https://www.fool.com/investing/how-to-invest/bonds/selling-bonds/](https://www.fool.com/investing/how-to-invest/bonds/selling-bonds/)
Is this based on anything tangible? Like yea obviously money... but from where do we get "Bond prices are inversely related to interest rates."
Ok, I get that you give the gov some money and they give you a percent of it back. Why not just have the bonds mature faster?
