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Podcast: My Worst Investment Ever Podcast
Episode: ISMS 24: Larry Swedroe – Confusing Skill and Luck Can Stop You From Investing Wisely
Description: In this episode of Investment Strategy Made Simple (ISMS), Andrew and Larry discuss two chapters of Larry’s book Investment Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make and How to Avoid Them. In this fourth episode, they talk about mistake number 7: Do you confuse skill and luck? And mistake number 8: Do you avoid passive investing because you sense a loss of control?LEARNING: When gauging a fund manager’s performance, consider risk-adjusted performance. If you’re a passive investor and use a systematic strategy, you’re 100% in control. “You have to accept that you can only control wha...