The following ten posts include some of the biggest myths in the investing world. I hope you find them educational and informative. If you finish this and feel ultra nerdy you might enjoy my post on the Biggest Myths in Economics.¹
Myth #1 – The “Investing” Myth
Myth #2 – The Stock Market Is Where You Get Rich
Myth # 3 – You Need To Beat The Market
Myth # 4 – Indexing is Average
Myth # 5 – Bonds Lose Value if Rates Rise
Myth # 6 – Gold is a Good Portfolio Hedge
Myth # 7 – Fees are a Small Price to Pay for Expert Advice
Myth # 8 – More Information Will Give me an Immediate Advantage
Myth # 9 – Risk is Something we can Quantify
Myth # 10 – Forecasts are Useless
¹ – Boy, there sure is a lot of bull shit out there, huh?
Mr. Roche is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Discipline Funds.Discipline Funds is a low fee financial advisory firm with a focus on helping people be more disciplined with their finances.
He is also the author of Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Understand About Money and Finance, Understanding the Modern Monetary System and Understanding Modern Portfolio Construction.