Unpopular opinion: Financial leverage is just debt disguised as a tool, yet it's nothing more than a curse. Steer clear of it.

I'm going to keep this short because less is more. Margin trading, calls, puts, futures - they're all debt . Nothing more. Specifically, it's debt crafted to fool you into believing you're doing something smart, because they pertain to investing instead of gambling. Nobody beats the market systematically, and leverage is nothing more than another way that gets you to fail differently. You want to beat the odds? Play the long game, invest in index funds, and most importantly be humble . That's the single, gr