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The Long Term Investor

How Markets Work (EP.14)

Sep 22, 2021
16:43

In 2020, the global stock market had 155.7 million trades per day worth $554.6 billion dollars.

 

The market prices you see at any given moment reflect the buying and selling by millions of market participants incorporating all known information about a company. Collectively, these market participants are highly educated and highly motivated. As a result, there is a lot of information that is quickly incorporated into prices.

 

Listen now and learn:

  • Why market prices fluctuate
  • How financial markets are like piles of sand
  • The biggest mistake people make when thinking about making a change to their portfolio

 

Visit www.TheLongTermInvestor.com for show notes, free resources, and a place to submit questions.

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