Episode 94 - Indexing for life

Indexing is a great way to be the market rather than beat the market. It is also a great why to beat ourselves as stock pickers.

In this episode JJ waxes nostalgic over stock hits and misses of the past to confirm why he's a die hard index investor and to support the notion that a small amount of direct stock picking, as long as you keep it in check, is a good way to scratch that investing itch.

Episode 93 - Be direct with me

We live in an era of bad, predatory, and just down right dangerous financial products! Given that back drop, it seems like Direct Indexing may be a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. Let me share with you why I think that, what’s good, bad, and just plain interesting about direct indexing, and why you might want to pay attention.

Episode 92 - Social media is not research

Do you follow financial content on social media? If you do then you need to remember that social media is not research. At best, it’s idea generation. You should never invest based on what some random person says on social media.

What you should do is learn some key concepts about investing to make you a better investor and to help you filter the noise you get on social media. In this episode JJ talks about why you need to learn more about:

• Inflation

• Opportunity Costs

• Diversification

• Value

• Simplicity