Investing Unscripted

Market downturns happen, and we get a full-on crash every decade or so. As much as we like to think of them as opportunities, thinking that way and acting that way are two different things. And the closer you get to a financial goal, the more at-risk you are of a big downturn upending your plans. In this week's show, Jeff and Jason discuss the difference between asset allocation and diversification, building a portfolio that's more resistant to crashes and individual company risk, and resilient for both the near- and long-term.  Companies mentioned: BEP, CFLT, COST, CRWD, F, HD, HSY, KNSL, LULU, MELI, UPST, V ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  Investors must review the Options Disclosure Document (ODD): https://public.com/ODD. See Fee Schedule and Options Rebate & Referral T&Cs: https://public.com/disclosures. Brokerage services for US-listed securities and options offered through Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC.  See terms of the Options Rebate Program (https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms).  Rebate rates vary from $0.06-$0.18 and may depend on time of enrollment and number of referrals.  Rates are subject to change at any time. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

In our August First (Second) Friday Livestream we take live questions, discuss earnings, review the July portfolio contest results, and speculate on why Warren Buffett is hoarding cash.  Companies mentioned: ALVOF, BIPC, BTI, EQNR, FSLR, HSY, LMND, LOB, MELI, MO, NVDA, TTD, UPST ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read and understand the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”, also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) which can be found at: www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure-document Supporting documentation for any claims will be furnished upon request. If you are enrolled in our Options Order Flow Rebate Program, The exact rebate will depend on the specifics of each transaction and will be previewed for you prior to submitting each trade. This rebate will be deducted from your cost to place the trade and will be reflected on your trade confirmation. Order flow rebates are not available for non-options transactions. To learn more, see our Fee Schedule, Order Flow Rebate FAQ, and Order Flow Rebate Program Terms & Conditions. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options to learn more. All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

Being wrong is a regular part of investing in stocks. The beauty of a diversified portfolio is your winners – the ones you're right about – can more than makeup for the mistakes. At the same time, investing is also one of the rare places in life where you can get it wrong, and still make money! In this episode, Jeff and Jason discuss this topic in depth, how they think about it, and how it affects their decision-making and investing processes.  Companies mentioned: AMZN, ANET, AVGO, BOC, DAL, ENPH, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, TXN ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  Investors must review the Options Disclosure Document (ODD): https://public.com/ODD. See Fee Schedule and Options Rebate & Referral T&Cs: https://public.com/disclosures. Brokerage services for US-listed securities and options offered through Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC.  See terms of the Options Rebate Program (https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms).  Rebate rates vary from $0.06-$0.18 and may depend on time of enrollment and number of referrals.  Rates are subject to change at any time. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

Stocks are down and people are worried, so Jason and Jeff are talking about it. Plus, a short reflection on the two-year anniversary of the podcast ***************************************** Rough Cut theme by Tom McGovern: https://www.tommcgovern.com/ ***************************************** We would love feedback on the show. Share with us at:  Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @investingpod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

In this month’s mailbag, Jason and Jeff answer questions about CrowdStrike, Brookfield, and when to add (or not add) to a stock that’s struggling. Have a question for our next mailbag? Send it to us anytime! Companies mentioned: ALLY, BEP, BEPC, CRWD, HASI, META, NFLX, ODFL, SOFI ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  Investors must review the Options Disclosure Document (ODD): https://public.com/ODD. See Fee Schedule and Options Rebate & Referral T&Cs: https://public.com/disclosures. Brokerage services for US-listed securities and options offered through Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC.  See terms of the Options Rebate Program (https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms).  Rebate rates vary from $0.06-$0.18 and may depend on time of enrollment and number of referrals.  Rates are subject to change at any time. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

CrowdStrike had a bad week and Jason and Jeff have some luke-warm takes. ***************************************** Rough Cut theme by Tom McGovern: https://www.tommcgovern.com/ ***************************************** We would love feedback on the show. Share with us at:  Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @investingpod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

What are dividend stocks? Who are they for? Should you own them?  How many should you own? How important is yield? In this week's show, we answer all those questions and even more about dividend stocks! Companies mentioned: AAPL, DIS, EPR, KO, MA, META, O, RHP  ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  Investors must review the Options Disclosure Document (ODD): https://public.com/ODD. See Fee Schedule and Options Rebate & Referral T&Cs: https://public.com/disclosures. Brokerage services for US-listed securities and options offered through Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC.  See terms of the Options Rebate Program (https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms).  Rebate rates vary from $0.06-$0.18 and may depend on time of enrollment and number of referrals.  Rates are subject to change at any time. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

Why do you invest? In this week's show, we explore both the reasons people put in the time and money to create more wealth and how we can find the balance in our investing efforts to get the best returns while also keeping our long-term and short-term goals in front of us.  We also review the results of the 2024 Investing Unscripted Portfolio Contest at the halfway point. ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  Investors must review the Options Disclosure Document (ODD): https://public.com/ODD. See Fee Schedule and Options Rebate & Referral T&Cs: https://public.com/disclosures. Brokerage services for US-listed securities and options offered through Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC.  See terms of the Options Rebate Program (https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms).  Rebate rates vary from $0.06-$0.18 and may depend on time of enrollment and number of referrals.  Rates are subject to change at any time. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023

For the second month in a row, our First Friday livestream was not actually on the first Friday. Alas, life happens. This month, Jeff and Jason talk about the upcoming earnings season, companies they're especially interested in hearing from, a few other earnings-related takes, answer viewer questions, and play a little game with some of the biggest losers they both still own.  Companies mentioned: AMZN, BOC, CURI, CRWD, DOCN, ETSY, FIGS, LMND, ME, NFLX, OM, PTON, PYPL, RDFN, ROKU, SHOP, SLDP, STEM, TDOC, UPST, YTRA ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read and understand the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”, also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) which can be found at: www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure-document Supporting documentation for any claims will be furnished upon request. If you are enrolled in our Options Order Flow Rebate Program, The exact rebate will depend on the specifics of each transaction and will be previewed for you prior to submitting each trade. This rebate will be deducted from your cost to place the trade and will be reflected on your trade confirmation. Order flow rebates are not available for non-options transactions. To learn more, see our Fee Schedule, Order Flow Rebate FAQ, and Order Flow Rebate Program Terms & Conditions. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options to learn more. All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest

Everyone has those stocks in their portfolio that have underperformed, but we continue to hold, either on signs that things are set to improve or just on hope (a terrible thesis). On this week's show, Jeff and Jason are joined by longtime investor and Motley Fool Senior Analyst Jason Moser to discuss this topic, including stocks that holding paid off, others that didn't, and some real-world examples we are watching play out.  Companies mentioned: AAPL, CMG, COST, DOCU, MELI, NVDA, OM, PYPL, TDOC, TWLO ***************************************** Subscribe to our portfolio on Savvy Trader at: https://savvytrader.com/investingunscripted/investing-unscripted-portfolio?s=MjM0NDM6NTQ1OA== ***************************************** Email: investingunscripted@gmail.com Twitter: @InvestingPod Check out our YouTube channel for more content:  https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingUnscripted ****************************************** To get 15% off any paid plan at finchat.io, visit https://finchat.io/unscripted ****************************************** Investing Unscripted is brought to you by Public.com* *Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  Investors must review the Options Disclosure Document (ODD): https://public.com/ODD. See Fee Schedule and Options Rebate & Referral T&Cs: https://public.com/disclosures. Brokerage services for US-listed securities and options offered through Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC.  See terms of the Options Rebate Program (https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms).  Rebate rates vary from $0.06-$0.18 and may depend on time of enrollment and number of referrals.  Rates are subject to change at any time. ***************************************** Find the 2024 Portfolio Contest here: https://tinyurl.com/2024contest Find the 2023 Portfolio Contest here:  https://tinyurl.com/Smatterfolio2023