For show notes and more information visit investedpodcast.com.

In this episode, Danielle and Phil discuss why short term viewpoints in the stock market are terrible. When analysts upgrade or downgrade a stock and the price drops, it’s terrible. When companies miss on earnings and the market responds with stock price dips, it’s terrible. Once you start having to hit a certain number every quarter rather than having to hit a certain number over the next five years, it becomes risky. What started as people wanting to get more information on company earnings has become a problem of short-term thinking. Charlie Munger thinks that short-term investing is insane. He’s said in the past that he almost never has a transaction.

For show notes and more information visit investedpodcast.com.

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