By Mia Martinez | Reporter

At Baylor and around the country, conversation about stocks has shifted from stories of quick gains, sudden losses and putting investments into big companies.

According to Dr. Andrew Detzel, associate professor of finance, many students are misunderstanding what smart investing looks like for long-term gains versus gambling for short-term returns.

“I see kids piled into a small number of popular name stocks instead of building a well-diversified portfolio, which you can do just by buying a cheap index fund that tracks the market as a whole,” Detzel said.

According to the New York Times, last week’s stock markets tanked, making headlines as major indexes were affected. Although Denzel said to…