There exists the possibility that your success is due to luck. Not saying everyone's is, but the possibility exists. You can be crowned as the star fund manager of the decade, and then the tide goes out,. And so if you view investing as like, i want to stick around for decades, some thinking about, like, building generational money ... it's just the only way to separate skill from luck.
“No one's success is proven until they've survived a calamity.”
You can’t join the NBA with a few good shots, but you can join the ranks of “great” investors. Luck and skill are much harder to separate in the financial world and making that distinction can take a few decades. Chris Hill talked with best-selling author Morgan Housel in front of a live audience about: - Why inflation is so personal and variable - Elon Musk’s best product (hint: it’s not a car) - The power of incentives - The secret to 99% of Warren Buffet’s success - Investing through bear markets
Companies mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, HOOD, TSLA
If you're a member of any Motley Fool service you can access the video for the full interview here: https://www.fool.com/premium/coverage/4056/coverage/2022/08/31/wealth-greed-and-happiness-with-best-selling-autho Host: Chris Hill Guest: Morgan Housel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd
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