

The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom
By Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern | Stock Market Guide to Buying Stocks like
We make the complicated stock market simple. We show you how to take advantage of the emotions in the market with lessons from successful strategies such as value investing and dividend growth investing, with a few elements of growth investing and trend following.
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Jun 9, 2022 • 48min
Brian Feroldi Talks About Why the Stock Market Always Goes Up
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we chat with:· Brian Feroldi, author of “Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?”· We talk about the lack of financial education and ways to overcome those challenges.· We discuss the current market conditions today, and how to benefit from them.· Brian gives a synopsis of the different types of businesses out there, capital returners, capital self-funders, and capital raisers.· We discuss how to invest in the different types of businesses, plus how to overcome the fear of flying. Today's show is sponsored by:My First Million PodcastInteractive BrokersiTrust CapitalNugenix Test Beginners to 231-231For more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOWApple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 2, 2022 • 30min
IFB230: How to Spot and Avoid Value Traps
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss:· How to spot Value Traps and some of the characteristics of companies that might become a value trap.· Companies who become value traps because they are cheap, and why those types are dangerous.· Several examples of value traps are Circuit City and Goodyear Tire· What are some metrics and different items on the financials to look for to avoid value traps Today's show is sponsored by:My First Million PodcastFor more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOWApple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 2022 • 35min
IFB229: How to Deal With Buying and Holding When Our Theory Changes??
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss:· Tracking your profits and losses in your brokerage accounts and the best way to follow those changes.· What to do when stocks fall, and we are supposed to buy and hold investors?· How to deal with Mr. Market and Trailing Stops? Today's show is sponsored by:My First Million PodcastInteractive Brokers Use Code BeginnersFor more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.comSUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOWApple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 2022 • 34min
IFB228: How to Avoid Dividend Traps + ESPP Plans
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we welcome:· How do ESPP plans work, and what kinds of returns can you expect from those types of employee stock purchase plans.· How to avoid dividend traps· A quick look at Cigna's financials and exploring why their dividends have increased· Alternatives to hedging against the market using leveraged ETFs in a bear market Today's show is sponsored by:My First Million PodcastiTrust CapitalFor more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOWApple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 2022 • 41min
Eric Balchunas on Fiduciaries, Jack Bogle, and All Things ETFs
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we welcome:
Eric Balchunas, the Senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, recently published a fantastic book, The Bogle Effect.
Eric and Andrew discuss what a fiduciary means and how they impact investments, particularly ETFs.
What is passive investing versus active funds, and how has Vanguard disrupted the investing community.
During Bogle's life, Vanguard was not the behemoth it is today; it wasn't until he retired that it became the beast it is today, showcasing Bogle's fiduciary focus and patience
How can investors learn to internalize the buy and hold idea without learning from experience?
The idea of compound interest and how it can move the needle
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May 5, 2022 • 29min
IFB227: How to Keep Your Spirits Up When the Market is Falling
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss:
How to stay invested in the markets, even during downtimes, without getting discouraged
How to manage our emotions and control our emotions when we invest
The impact of dividends and the double compounding effect as a result of investing in dividend-paying companies
Today's show is sponsored by:My First MillionStratosphere Investing Interactive BrokersFor more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.comSUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOWApple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 2022 • 40min
Discussing All Things REITs with Chris Volk, former CEO of Store Capital
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss:
Public REITs with Chris Volk, former CEO of two public REITs, including Store Capital (STOR)
What trends appeal to him in the commercial real estate space, and why he likes to focus on business models
How to value REITs using different methods and to focus on business models
His new book, Value Equation, discusses how to build wealth for leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors
The importance of return on equity and the returns REITs generate through dividends and capital appreciation
Today's show is sponsored by:My First MillionStratosphere InvestingFor more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.comSUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOWApple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 2022 • 40min
IFB226: Unlocking the Different P/E Ratios, Cap-Weighted vs Equal Weighted Indexes, and the Business Development Sector
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss:
What are the differences between Non-GAAP P/Es, forward P/Es, and trailing P/E ratios?
The differences between equal-weighted and cap-weighted indexes
Exploring the Business Development Industry with shallow looks at several companies, Hercules Capital and Prospect Capital
Today's show is sponsored by:My First MillionFor more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.comSUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOWApple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 2022 • 31min
IFB225: Understanding Different Business Models and Recurring Revenues, Plus A Brief Dive into Retail Furnishings
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Apr 7, 2022 • 35min
IFB224: What Happens to Your Shares In the Event of Big Changes, CEO Leaving, Acquistions, or Other News?
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