How can we benefit more doing more of mining than trading? I have be investing for more than 3 years now but I often heard people saying mining is where the secret do lays. How do I get to know the difference? Where can we find reliable mining Apps ?

For those of us who are just an investors, is quite understanding that bitcoin has be down for some time now and that has affected us deeply due to no profit driving feelings, but I never people mining saying the same which means they're things mining can do that's different from lying fallow capitals investment

My questions are simple guy's;
* where can we find a good mining sites or Apps?
* Did it has is own risks different from bitcoin investment?
* what benefit can we stand to gain mining bitcoin or altcoins?