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Have you ever wondered if your passive index strategy will perform better than if you had actively traded in the stock market? Well, you might not have the know-how, but assuming you learned how to actively trade, which will perform better in the long-run? Is it your boring DCA index strategy or the 24/7 fast-paced active trading strategy? Let's find out!
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(00:59) - Important clarification
(01:30) - Definitions
(03:22) - Passive vs Active
(05:30) - Why fight between Active vs Passive
(08:10) - Investing lies on a spectrum
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Today we will go over what is short selling, how it works and how you can apply it to your own investing journey. If you have ever come across a situation where you knew a market crash is incoming, but have no way of capitalizing the opportunity, then enter the world of short selling, or shorting the market. We will go over some numbers explaining it and some unique risks that you definitely need to watch out for!
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(01:10) - Shorting
(03:19) - Concept of margin
(05:20) - Cost of interest
(06:06) - Buy-in risk
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You have probably heard that passive investing is the way to go when it comes to investing. But do you know what to invest in? There is index funds, mutual funds, and ETFs. All 3 offers different benefits and downsides, so we will go over exactly that and which is the ideal investment vehicle for you!
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(01:06) - Mutual funds
(04:11) - Index funds
(06:27) - ETFs
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In this episode, we will talk about why passive income is a SCAM! We will go over the many misconceptions faced by most people and how they are lured in to lose their hard-earned cash!
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(01:17) - Investment income
(04:43) - Entrepreneur income
(07:16) - Why do some people appear successful?
(09:00) - Luck
(11:32) - So, go or no go?
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In this episode, we will go over the best debt repayment method that you should follow! And with real world numbers to help illustrate how long it takes to pay off your debt and how much interest you paid along the way.
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(00:27) - Debt snowball
(02:11) - Debt avalanche
(03:17) - Example with numbers
(08:01) - Comparing the 2
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In this episode, we will go over the most optimal and efficient way that you should invest your money for US citizens. This is based on investment vehicles available in the US.
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(00:14) - Number 1
(01:27) - Number 2
(03:05) - Number 3
(04:03) - Number 4
(05:49) - Number 5
(07:05) - Number 6
(08:28) - Number 7
(09:03) - Number 8
(09:54) - Number 9
(10:57) - Number 10
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In this episode, we will be comparing the age old debate on value investing and growth investing. And we will talk about how the performance of the 2 investing strategies have performed over the last few years!
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(00:51) - 2 Contrasting approaches
(02:16) - Value
(03:33) - Determine intrinsic value
(06:41) - Pros and cons
(08:35) - Which is for you?
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Let's say you are fresh out of school, and just earned your first thousand dollars, how should you invest it?
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(01:15) - The concept
(01:59) - The simplest way
(03:51) - Another option
(04:34) - Higher returns
(06:40) - Where to buy?
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Today we will go over one of the most common budgeting rules for the masses. And we will take an interesting spin on this conventional budgeting rule, stick around to know more!
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(00:58) - The simple rule
(01:25) - How it works
(03:21) - The downsides
(04:33) - 'PERSONAL' finance
(06:30) - This worked for me
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If all the wealth in the world disappeared, everyone needs to start from square 1 all over again. How would you build your wealth from nothing? We will go over that in this episode!
Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!
Timestamps:
(00:47) - The common misconceptions
(02:52) - The underlying reasons behind it
(06:14) - The delicate balance to maintain
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