📢 Two investors meet after a year of trading.
One, all dressed up in an expensive suit, with shining watches, says to the other: "So, how are you doing? I’ve made 1000% on stocks this year!"
The second, disheveled, in old clothes, with sad eyes, sighs heavily: "Well, I... I picked up a handle from the floor that I dropped this year."
The meaning: While some investors chase after fabulous profits and risk everything, others (perhaps more cautious or less fortunate) are going through tough times, and their "gains" are much more grounded. The joke shows the contrast between bright success stories and the harsher reality, where not everyone has equal luck. It also hints that investing is not always an easy and quick path to wealth.
