Interpreting the Key Lessons from Great Investors

Interpreting the Key Lessons from Great Investors

On our Excess Returns podcast, we have had the privilege to talk to many great investors. At the end of each of those interviews, we ask all of them one standard closing question:

If you could teach one lesson to the average investor, what would that be?

We recently published a compilation where we brought on all those insights together into one episode. In this episode, we discuss our favorite lessons from all of those we highlighted and discuss what they mean for investors.

00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Larry Swedroe: Take a long-term view
09:30 - Matt Bartolini: Be part goldfish and part elephant
15:49 - Ben Inker: Know who is on the other side
20:32 - Michael Mauboussin: Utilize base rates
27:10 - Ben Hunt: Find alpha in things close to you
34:02 - Jason Buck: Stop treating your savings as investments
36:48 - Ryan Krueger: Play the long game
41:22 - Adam Butler: Be humble about what you can know
46:51 - Daniel Crosby and Mike Green: Remember what is most important

THE FULL EXCESS RETURNS EPISODE WITH ALL THE LESSONS
https://youtu.be/bbjGnp8gvQM

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