The Investing MythsThat Cost a Fortune

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It was a pleasure to be invited back on System Trader with Jack Lempart. Here is a list of the main topics we covered:

CHAPTERS
0:53 • My own biggest mistake
3:15 • Why “the stock market is a casino” is exactly backwards
6:48 • “I don’t have enough money to start” — what $100 a month actually becomes
9:33 • A $20 bet with my 13-year-old grandson
13:04 • How much intelligence does successful investing really require?
15:31 • The Mensa Investment Club: buy low, sell lower
16:24 • Three books for the psychological hurdles
17:38 • “It’s a bad time to invest right now” — the myth that never dies
20:00 • Why a falling market is the best thing that can happen to a young investor
24:21 • Can a star manager do it for you? SPIVA and Bill Miller
30:21 • An ETF is only a wrapper — how do you grade what’s inside it?
33:01 • Traditional vs. non-traditional index funds
35:49 • Home bias: half U.S., half international, and the lost decade
44:04 • Cap-weighted vs. asset-class weighted funds
46:26 • Finding your right level of risk before the market tests you
55:20 • Is the small-cap value premium dead?
62:52 • Financial literacy in high school — and who’s teaching on TikTok
64:21 • Where the biggest premium comes from: size, value, quality and momentum
69:29 • The one thing to do tomorrow morning: control what you can, then automate