I agree - what I am trying to say is that there is more to investing than money in, money out, and risk. For example, I would feel a lot better losing money by

I agree - what I am trying to say is that there is more to investing than money in, money out, and risk. For example, I would feel a lot better losing money by investing in an innovative product, than losing money because the economy went down. Investing in progress, return or not, is its own reward.