Stock Talk

I actually had a totally different working title for this episode but recent events have introduced a term that somehow fits where I'm going with this episode. I'm afraid that what I'm going to say is going to ruffle some feathers in the personal finance blogging community. When I started out as an investment coach, I spent a fair bit of time teaching people how to filter financial information from traditional sources like financial statements and brokerage reports. Recently I find myself adding an additional layer, which is reading and interpreting financial blogs as more and more I am finding blogs that are producing content that is paid or sponsored content, which is worrying to me as it casts some doubt in terms of the objectivity of the information being presented. I'm a bit conflicted in that I know people who do this and write some wonderful and thought provoking pieces, yet when I read a post that is sponsored I feel some of that "purity" or objectivity is lost, which I'm sure is what drives initially a lot of people to blog or do podcasting. The whole notion of social media influencers which corporations have pursued in their marketing strategy appears to be making its way through the personal finance genre. In this episode I weigh into what appears to be a growing phenomena and offer some takes if this a good thing for investors.

I actually had a totally different working title for this episode but recent events have introduced a term that somehow fits where I'm going with this episode. I'm afraid that what I'm going to say is going to ruffle some feathers in the personal finance blogging community. When I started out as an investment coach, I spent a fair bit of time teaching people how to filter financial information from traditional sources like financial statements and brokerage reports. Recently I find myself adding an additional layer, which is reading and interpreting financial blogs as more and more I am finding blogs that are producing content that is paid or sponsored content, which is worrying to me as it casts some doubt in terms of the objectivity of the information being presented. I'm a bit conflicted in that I know people who do this and write some wonderful and thought provoking pieces, yet when I read a post that is sponsored I feel some of that "purity" or objectivity is lost, which I'm sure is what drives initially a lot of people to blog or do podcasting. The whole notion of social media influencers which corporations have pursued in their marketing strategy appears to be making its way through the personal finance genre. In this episode I weigh into what appears to be a growing phenomena and offer some takes if this a good thing for investors.

The new year to me is a natural time to pause and reflect on what I've accomplished this past year. More importantly it's a good time to lay the groundwork for the upcoming year. In this episode, Aman offers some insights into how to map out your investing path.

The new year to me is a natural time to pause and reflect on what I've accomplished this past year. More importantly it's a good time to lay the groundwork for the upcoming year. In this episode, Aman offers some insights into how to map out your investing path.

In this episode, Aman reviews some of the big investing flashpoint and how he dealt with them. There were three critical moments in 2016 that played important roles in how you performed during the year.

In this episode, Aman reviews some of the big investing flashpoint and how he dealt with them. There were three critical moments in 2016 that played important roles in how you performed during the year.

If you've read Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers, you are quite familiar with the 10,000 Rule, which he cites as the minimum amount of time one needs to master a skill or task. When I look at my investing career, my path has been very different in some sense, however the constant was the amount or practice I put into investing. I can safely say I've spend way over 10,000 hours in formal training as well as practice in analyzing and investing in stocks. I'm proud of that and it is my passion for investing that got me here. Unfortunately some don't see the 10,000 hour rule as applicable to investing. In this episode I try to calmly dispel this notion....calm being the key word.

If you've read Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers, you are quite familiar with the 10,000 Rule, which he cites as the minimum amount of time one needs to master a skill or task. When I look at my investing career, my path has been very different in some sense, however the constant was the amount or practice I put into investing. I can safely say I've spend way over 10,000 hours in formal training as well as practice in analyzing and investing in stocks. I'm proud of that and it is my passion for investing that got me here. Unfortunately some don't see the 10,000 hour rule as applicable to investing. In this episode I try to calmly dispel this notion....calm being the key word.

November was a crazy month as we all know. Aman shares how he approached the month and his decisions to sell certain stocks.

November was a crazy month as we all know. Aman shares how he approached the month and his decisions to sell certain stocks.