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My Worst Investment Ever September 2024

Enrich Your Future 15: Individual Stocks Are Riskier Than You Believe

In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 15: Individual Stocks Are Riskier Than Investors Believe.

LEARNING: Don’t invest in individual stocks. Instead, diversify your portfolio to reduce your risk.

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Ep792: Ava Benesocky – Commit and Take Action on Your Investment

BIO: Ava Benesocky is an author, public speaker, educator, CEO, and Co-Founder of CPI Capital, a uniquely innovative real estate private equity firm that helps investors invest in multifamily assets.

STORY: Ava became passionate about real estate when she was young. At 15, she convinced her parents to invest $13,000 in a course by Scott McGillivray on renovating and selling homes. Ava never did anything with the course, which made it the worst investment ever.

LEARNING: If you invest in anything, ensure you’re ready to be committed, take action, and focus completely on it. Beware of shiny object syndrome.

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Enrich Your Future 14: Stocks Are Risky No Matter How Long the Horizon

In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 14: Stocks Are Risky No Matter How Long the Horizon.

LEARNING: Stocks are risky no matter the length of your investment horizon.

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Ep791: Pritesh Ruparel – Put Yourself in a Position to Get Lucky

BIO: Pritesh Ruparel is the CEO of ALT21, a leading tech company in hedging and currency solutions.

STORY: Pritesh found a good trade and invested 100% in it. His manager later advised him to liquidate that position because it was too concentrated. A day after Pritesh liquidated, a natural disaster occurred, and the spread went from $10 to $250 in an hour.

LEARNING: Put yourself in a position to get lucky. Never decide against your gut. Stay grounded between the highs and the lows.

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Enrich Your Future 13: Past Performance Is Not a Predictor of Future Performance

In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 13: Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

LEARNING: Past performance is not a strong predictor of future performance.

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Enrich Your Future 12: When Confronted With a Loser’s Game Do Not Play

In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 12: Outfoxing the Box.

LEARNING: You don’t have to engage in active investing; instead, accept market returns by investing passively.

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