> finance is a zero-sum game It's not, because new money is always entering the system from the real economy. For example, there is not a fixed amount of mone

> finance is a zero-sum game It's not, because new money is always entering the system from the real economy. For example, there is not a fixed amount of money invested in the stock market that the players just trade among themselves in a zero-sum game. Under normal economic conditions, people make money in some other non-finance industry and invest it in stocks, increasing the total pool.