The by and hold approach, over the long term, can yield very powerful results. But with the tools we have to day, buy and hold is behaviorly an even bigger challenge. Chuck describes a story of someone who wanted to amass a portfolio of a million dollars so that he could pass it on to his heirs. That was what he wanted to do. He wanted to make sure that he left enough such that his heirs would be taken care of. And one million, in his case, simply happened to be the numerical bench mark.
#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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