Day trading odds worse than casino.

Day trading odds worse than casino.

Day trading odds worse than casino.

Neither beats long-term investing.

Neither beats
long-term investing.

The math on speculation is brutal. Most day traders lose money more often than casino gamblers. Long-term investing is a less stressful way to grow your money over time.

The math on speculation is brutal. Most day traders lose money more often than casino gamblers. Long-term investing is a less stressful way to grow your money over time.

Quick spoiler · The long-term approach

Quick spoiler · The long-term approach

Quick spoiler ·

The long-term approach

Over the last 40 years, the S&P 500 index has returned roughly 10% a year on average, gross of fees and taxes.⁵ The long-term, diversified, low-cost approach is what evidence supports.

~2 years of regular play

Option A · The Casino

Option A · The Casino


Blackjack, roulette, slots.


Blackjack, roulette, slots.

Blackjack, roulette, slots.

11%

11%

walked away ahead. Harvard Medical School analysis of 4,222 online gamblers.¹

walked away ahead. Harvard Medical School analysis of 4,222 online gamblers.¹

~1 year+ of trading

Option B · Day Trading

Option B · Day Trading

Buying and selling stocks, trying to outsmart the market.

Buying and selling stocks, trying to outsmart the market.

Buying and selling stocks, trying to outsmart the market.

3%

3%

had positive returns. Of 1,551 persistent traders, only ~1 in 100 beat minimum wage.²


had positive returns. Of 1,551 persistent traders, only ~1 in 100 beat minimum wage.²

Only 21%

Only 21%

of active managers outperformed the S&P 500 in 2025.³

of active managers outperformed the S&P 500 in 2025.³

Option C


Long-term investing


Long-term investing

100%

100%

Every rolling 20-year period in the S&P 500 has produced positive total returns.⁴

Every rolling 20-year period in the S&P 500 has produced positive total returns.⁴

Stay Invested

Stay Invested

Stay Invested

Hear from Kevin O'Leary image
Hear From Kevin O'Leary
Hear From Kevin O'Leary

Hear from Kevin O'Leary

Chairman & Co-owner

Chairman & Co-owner

Chairman & Co-owner

"The smarter play is unglamorous: own a diversified slice of the market and stay invested. That's what Beanstox helps investors do."

-Kevin O’Leary, Chairman & Co-owner

"The smarter play is unglamorous: own a diversified slice of the market and stay invested. That's what Beanstox helps investors do."

-Kevin O’Leary, Chairman & Co-owner

You can build financial freedom. Beanstox makes saving and investing easy. Designed by me and our team of experts, to save you time and help your money grow over time. No commissions. No complicated decisions. Set up your account in minutes. We’ll do the rest.

-Kevin O’Leary, Chairman & Co-owner

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EXTRA TOOLS

Why time in the market matters:
the math of compounding

Why time in the market matters:
the math of compounding

Why time in the market matters:
the math of compounding

The chart below illustrates how regular contributions grow over time at different varying annual return rates. This is a hypothetical mathematical illustration, not a projection or guarantee of Beanstox's returns. Three rates are shown so you can see how sensitive the outcome is to the return assumption. Inputs: $400/month, 40 years, compounded monthly.⁵

The chart below illustrates how regular contributions grow over time at different varying annual return rates. This is a hypothetical mathematical illustration, not a projection or guarantee of Beanstox's returns. Three rates are shown so you can see how sensitive the outcome is to the return assumption. Inputs: $400/month, 40 years, compounded monthly.⁵

The chart below illustrates how regular contributions grow over time at different varying annual return rates. This is a hypothetical mathematical illustration, not a projection or guarantee of Beanstox's returns. Three rates are shown so you can see how sensitive the outcome is to the return assumption. Inputs: $400/month, 40 years, compounded monthly.⁵

S&P 500 Performance and logos
S&P 500 Performance and logos

Don't try to beat the market, own it.

Don't try to beat the market, own it.

Beanstox makes it simple.

Beanstox makes it simple.

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Wealth Builder allocates contributions across a personalized diversified portfolio of ETFs.

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