Planet Money Summer School

Investing 2: Index Funds & The Bet

Aug 4, 2021

34:31

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The Challenges of Actively Picking Stocks

01:50

The Power of Diversification in Investments

02:09

Investing in an Index Is a Good Risk Reward Trade Off

01:34

Introduction

2min

Planet Money - The Story of the Bet

2min

A Million Dollar Bet on Hedge Funds

2min

Warren Buffet Picks Index Funds

2min

Investing in the Stock Market

2min

The World's First Index Fund

2min

Index Funds Are Unamerican

2min

Why Index Funds Have Low Fees?

2min

Buffet Picks the Vanguard S and P 500 Index Fund

1min

10.

Hedge Funds Can Beat the Market - Warren Buffet

2min

11.

The Eternal Question in Investing

2min

12.

Warren Buffet - The Year of the Stock Market Crash

2min

13.

Buffet's Only Going to Win Cause He Got Unlucky

2min

14.

Warren Buffet's Bet on the Next Warren Buffet

2min

15.

The Power of Diversification in Investments

2min

16.

Investing in an Index Is a Good Risk Reward Trade Off

2min

17.

Why You Shouldn't Buy Individual Stocks

2min

18.

The Challenges of Actively Picking Stocks

2min

19.

The Essentials of Efficient Markets

3min

In 2006, Warren Buffett bet a million dollars that the most brainless, boring investment around would do better than the researched, handpicked investments of some of the smartest hedge fund managers in the world. The second class of Summer School looks at how that bet played out, the origins of the index fund, and why it's so hard to beat the market. Returning to the underlying theme of risk and reward, we also discuss how diversification reduces risk. | Watch this TikTok to learn more. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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