Smart Thinking On Investing – June 25
Smart Thinking On Investing – June 25
Morgan Housel, also from The Motley Fool, shares his peer’s financial advice for new graduates—I chose the ones that stood out to me. And Susie Poppick of CNBC uncovers three advantages millennial investors have over the rest of us…
“There is no Great Secret in Fortune-Making…
- …all you do is buy cheap and sell dear,” Hetty’s words to live by
- Hailed as the Warren Buffett of her time, her strategies for investing were long-term thinking, unemotional decision making, and thorough research into the stocks she was considering
- Thanks to her shrewd financial thinking, she eventually died as the richest woman in the world and more successful than male bankers of her time
Lose Money in the Stock Market
- Try to time the market—always a winner when it comes to losing money—it’s virtually impossible to achieve so watch those returns disappear
- Short-sell a stock (by betting against it) or buy penny stocks—it’s difficult to make money on the first if you don’t understand the risks and the second are cheap for a reason
- Concentrate your funds on just a single stock or industry and refuse to sell out pride or stubbornness; these are also surefire ways of risking losses
The Positive and Negative of Millennial Attention Spans
- Attention spans are shortening, and people lack focus on tasks in front of them
- Information is coming in so many new forms from all around us, so though attention is shorter, multitasking abilities are increasing
- Podcasts condense information into perfectly sized chunks: an excellent format for financial education to come in
- Improving the investing know-how of the up-and-coming generation more than the last
“Simple Almost Always Beats Complex”
- Craig Shapiro, Collaborative Fund: “It’s not a race. It’s a marathon.” Think long-term and pace yourself
- James Osborne, Bason Asset Management: “Live on less. Have more.” Not easy words to live by but the best ones for your financial future
- Michael Kitces, Kitces.com: “Your Best Investment Is Yourself.” Succinctly true. You have it in yourself to be a success or a failure, and only you control the outcome
Ending on a Positive Note
- Millennials are investing in a time when the average fees are lowering and free stock trading is expanding internationally
- Boring to hear repeatedly, but a Millennial’s greatest asset is time—if used wisely and they invest now
- Millennials are receiving more of a financial education than previous generations; either as they’ve grown up or they’re seeking it out for themselves
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