“Why the Smartest Investment Move Is to Do Nothing”
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Title: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
Author: John C. Bogle
Category: Personal Finance & Investing
John Bogle's radical case for index funds: the financial industry is built against you, and the only winning strategy is to buy everything and hold. Sam and Sophie sit with that brutal truth, because it's not what most of us are told by brokers or financial media.
They walk through Bogle's core math: before costs, we are the market; after costs, we are below it. The two-fund portfolio—total stock market and total bond market—gets a full turn. The pair land on the behavioral trap that makes active management so seductive and why doing nothing is the hardest skill to master.
If you've ever felt like investing is a game rigged against you, this episode names the rigging and hands you the only winning move. The takeaway: boring beats brilliant every time, and the discipline to wait is worth more than any hot tip.
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Chapters
00:00The Industry Is Rigged Against You01:03Why Index Funds Win02:31The Two-Fund Portfolio03:39Time and Behavioral Discipline04:36Ownership Over Speculation05:32Takeaway: Boring Is Beautiful
