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The Investing Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make (EP.269)

The Investing Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make (EP.269)12 aug48 min

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Smart investors can build low-cost, diversified portfolios—and still make costly mistakes. Vanguard senior portfolio strategist Liz Muirhead joins me to examine where investors get tripped up and why the most valuable parts of investment management are often the hardest to see.

Listen now and learn:

► What investors commonly overlook when comparing individual bonds and bond funds

► Why indexing, factor investing, and stock picking test discipline in different ways

► How taxes, rebalancing, and market volatility create hidden decision points

► Where a financial advisor can add value beyond choosing investments

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