On a recent Budget Nerds episode, Jesse threw out a hot take that index investing isn't all it's cracked up to be. Jocelyn wrote into the show to ask... why exactly? Jesse explains himself in today's episode.

Investing Books mentioned in the show:

• The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by Jack Bogle
• A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel
• The Bogleheads Guide to Investing
• The Four Pillars of Investing by Bernstein