
← Get Started Investing12 Aug · 22 min
How owning 27 ETFs at once taught Gav that less is more
Gav loves spending money. Watches, skincare, Apple products, travel - give him money and he’ll find something to spend it on.
So when he discovered investing, he did what came naturally….he started collecting ETFs.
At one point, he owned 27 of them.
So how did he go from trying almost every investing app and collecting ETFs “like Pokémon cards” to believing that less is more?
Gav joins Jess to unpack the mistakes he made as a new investor, how he’s simplified his approach and the system that lets him invest consistently (while still leaving plenty of room to spend.)
Plus, they get into Gav’s decision to invest in geared ETFs and why he’s comfortable with the extra risk.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 From Big Spender To Disciplined Investor
00:03:30 How Gav Caught The Investing Bug
00:06:19 Collecting ETFs Like Pokemon Cards
00:09:38 How 27 ETFs Became A Real Strategy