Better Money Decisions

36: Day 5: Becoming a Better Investor


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Unlike cooking and doing the laundry, investing isn’t necessarily something instilled in us through life. Despite this, people tend to be embarrassed by not knowing how to invest, which causes them to continue to dabble in the stock market without ever reaching out to a professional. In today’s episode, Kate Stalter explains why “Do It Yourself” investing isn’t the best strategy and the importance of consulting a professional. If you want to learn how to invest in stocks that’ll drive high returns and avoid the most common investing mistakes tune into this episode of Better Money Decisions. 

 

Show Highlights: 

 

  • Why talking about becoming a better investor is important 
  • Mistakes “Do it Yourself” Investors are prone to 
  • Why investing based on political opinions is detrimental 
  • How to know which investments are most likely to drive returns
  • Differences in expected returns 
  • Creating a financial plan and structuring investments 
  • What drives returns’ in the stock market 
  • Why sitting with cash isn’t a smart strategy
  • Having exposure towards small cap stocks 
  • Investing in stocks over seas 
  • Determining value stocks 
  • Why value is so important 
  • Investing in companies with high profitability to see higher returns 
  • Adding profitability to your other screens 

 

 

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Better Money DecisionsBy Kate Stalter