How to Pick Individual Stocks

Research shows that 1 in 360-day trader individual stock pickers show levels of skill. Mike Downey: You need a rules-based, systematic, robotic approach to picking stocks. He says the best strategy for most people is just buy a low cost index fund. downey@dailymail.co.uk and follow him on Twitter at @cnndowney.

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

02:42 - What behavioral finance is and why behavioral finance has a big impact on one’s success as an investor.
06:22 - Daniel’s most important money lessons and why investors need to get them right.
11:03 - Whether money can buy happiness or not.
23:44 - Daniel’s framework on whether you should pick individual stocks in your portfolio, or just invest in low-cost index funds.
27:26 - Why stock picking can be very difficult for individual investors.
And much, much more!

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BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Daniel Crosby’s podcast Standard Deviations.
Daniel Crosby’s book The Laws of Wealth.
Daniel Crosby’s book Behavioral Investor.
Daniel Crosby’s book You’re Not That Great.
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