The barriers to intry were higher, the transaction fees were higher. The initial amount of money that you would need in order to go into an investment was quite a bit high. Now you can buy fractional shares for five bucks well, and with no other costs. And then we have greater liquidity, which, on the one hand, people tell you it's really important. On the other hand, i actually tend to disagree. I think for the most part, liquidity is something that you're paying for that you don't really need.
#393: Chuck Jaffee is a forty year veteran financial journalist who regularly writes for the Wall Street Journal and is also a nationally syndicated financial columnist. He discusses how money and investors' attitude towards investing has changed over the last few decades.
00:44: Introducing Chuck Jaffe
03:05: How people interacted with the market in the 1980’s
06:50: Dealer and liquidity risk when investing in the market
09:23: How the environment 40 years ago impacted investor psychology
12:53: Long term impact of Black Friday, the worst market crash experienced by any living investor
16:10: Discussion of fund options that are more illiquid and can sell at discounts
18:04: The combined influence of access real time data and the ability act in real time
28:31: Moving away from employee supported retirement plans
29:00: The difference between financial education and financial literacy
31:26: Chuck’s take on the 4% rule
50:16: Portfolio and personal optimization
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