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Podcast: My Worst Investment Ever Podcast
Episode: Laurens Swinkels – Stay Liquid Even When Investing Long-Term
Description: BIO: Laurens Swinkels is an Associate Professor of Finance at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Executive Director and Head of Quant Strategy at Robeco’s Sustainable Multi-Asset Strategies team.STORY: Lauren bought a house in Rotterdam. Just five years later, he had to move to Norway. Laurens managed to sell the house in the Netherlands many years later at a loss.LEARNING: Liquidity is very important even when investing long-term. Remove emotions from your decision-making. “Even though you’re a long-term investor and you think you’re really long-term, there may be things th...