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Office pools buying lottery tickets can beat the stock market...once in a while.

If you aren't doing anything economically useful...don't expect returns greater than inflation in the really long run.

> If you aren't doing anything economically useful...don't expect returns greater than inflation in the really long run.

I think the British aristocracy would like a word with you.

> but not many other investment in the same risk category do it.

Only real estate.

Half of children score below average in tests!

>! Cue pedantry about what 'average' means.