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019 | In Today\u2019s Podcast JL collins from JLcollinsnh.com joins Jonathan & Brad on the podcast to bring the Stock Series to life. The Power of Index Investing is one of life's greatest secrets & JL Collins is the ultimate travel guide. This multi part series turns the stock series into an interactive audio companion and this first part is sure to compel you to stick around for each additional entry

The Stock Series | Part 1 Our guest: Jim Collins from JLCollinsNH.com

The Stock Series Part 1: \u201cThere\u2019s a Major Market Crash Coming!!!! And Dr. Lo Can\u2019t Save You\u201d Lo claimed that \u201cbuy and hold investing doesn\u2019t work anymore\u201d and that raised Jim\u2019s ire quite a bit which led to the Stock Series

An overview of the Stock Series and how Jim would explain it Jim\u2019s eight rules that you need to understand in order to succeed with long-term stock market investing

\u201cThe Market Always Goes Up\u201d which is very counterintuitive to people, but over the long-term it invariably does The market is always going to stumble or have corrections and you can\u2019t predict when they are going to happen and you have to accept them. Nobody can possibly predict or time the market

The stock series came out of a series of letters to his daughters on financial education When it comes to investing (once you get the basics down correct) the less you pay attention, the better off you\u2019ll be. Fidelity study of the best classes of investors based on performers: Dead people and those who lost their accounts!

You can\u2019t panic when the stock market goes down significantly. You must \u201cknow yourself.\u201d If the market is already down 50% would you still be able to hold the course and not sell if you still thought it was going to do down an additional 2/3\u2019s? Quotes from Warren Buffett about not being fearful and buying when others are selling

For a new investor who is investing significant money each month, the best thing that can happen is a huge plunge in the market because they get to purchase new shares on a huge sale In a wealth-preservation state, you should consider buying a percentage of your portfolio in bonds Jim has a 25% bond allocation, which is actually considered very aggressive for his age Warren Buffett quotes about investing in low-cost mutual funds from Vanguard

How does index investing deal with winners and losers in the index? Downside of each company is limited to them losing 100%, but the upside is unlimited The Dow Jones is not the \u201cmarket.\u201d Just an index with 30 large companies

Stock picking contests in schools in the US are fundamentally looking at it the wrong way and are incentivizing short-term thinking Hot Seat Questions Favorite blogs: Mad Fientist, Go Curry Cracker, Millenial Revolution, The Wealthy Accountant Favorite life hack: Public Libraries and geographic arbitrage Biggest financial mistake/advice you\u2019d give your younger self: Understand the power and value of index fund investing much earlier\xa0