401k Investing for Newbies and Nerds
There are one hundred and thirty million American workers who collectively own $35 trillion in their 401k and related retirement accounts. The owners of these accounts face both challenges and opportunities. The largest opportunity is that their accounts are investment accounts, not savings accounts, and for the past three decades they have grown in the low double-digit range.
The main challenge 401k owners face is that there are required to make their own investment decisions by choosing from a limited menu of mutual funds.
These 130 million self-directed retirement account owners can be divided into 3 distinct categories. The first are those who could care less about their money and are willing to just let nature take its course. The second group, NEWBIES, are inexperienced in the investment process, but are willing to become engaged in the management of their hard earned dollars. The third group, NERDS, are those who have a modicum of investment expertise and are willing to devote the time and energy to expand their investments skills.
The mission of my podcast is to motivate and educate 401k NEWBIES and NERDS on how to optimize their 401k experience. I have a 62-year relationship with the stock market. I have been a stockbroker, finance professor and individual investor. Ten years ago, I appointed myself to the position of 401k guru extraordinaire. I have no investment products to sell. All I have to offer are the objective observations of one who has been there and done that.
401k Investing for Newbies and Nerds
Season 1 Episode 3 The Magnificent 7
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The media is all the buzz about the so called magnificent 7. The magnificent seven are the biggest and most successful tech companies in the world: Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. Because of their size they have a disproportionate influences over the market indexes. This has caused the Wall Street’ media lackies to hyperventilate over the possible that one or more of the Magnificent 7 will stumble and bring the whole market crashing down upon our ears. The subject of this incredibly insight episode of my podcast is to dispel this myth and demonstrate to individual investors how they can benefit from this total misunderstood situation.