The world of personal finance is full of axioms, and new investors can get caught up in investing myths and ‘rules of thumb’ that are limiting at best and lead to underperformance and unnecessary losses at worst. In this week’s episode, we outline some of the common misconceptions that new investors have, the evidence (or lack thereof) surrounding them, and how to think more like a seasoned investor. Is value investing really a safer strategy with lower expected returns? Do you need to employ a Buffett-Lynch stock picking approach when value investing? Are all index funds good investments? Tune in to find out the answers to these questions and gain some insight into the relationship between risk and return, dividend investing versus total risk investing, and whether or not exclusively investing in US stocks is a good idea, plus so much more! Books From Today’s Episode: The Great Depression: A Diary — https://amzn.to/38n8ieL Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Money and Finance — https://amzn.to/2Ycd3U5 The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All — https://amzn.to/3uf2aRP Links From Today’s Episode: Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/ Shop Merch — https://shop.rationalreminder.ca/ Join the Community — https://community.rationalreminder.ca/ Follow us on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RationalRemind Follow us on Instagram — @rationalreminder Benjamin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Cameron on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Community Discussion: 'Common misconceptions among beginner investors' – https://community.rationalreminder.ca/t/common-misconceptions-among-beginner-investors/15712?u=benjamin_felix 22 in 22 Reading Challenge — Join the Rational Reminder’s 22 in 22 reading challenge! Ben’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): 7XWESMK Cameron’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): N62IPTX 'The Future of Investing is 24/7' — https://blog.robinhood.com/news/2022/3/28/the-future-of-investing-is-247 '2 schools of investing: Growth vs. value' — https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/investment-products/mutual-funds/2-schools-growth-vs-value 'Migration' — jstor.org/stable/4480847 'Value vs. Growth Investing: Which Should You Buy?' — https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-market/types-of-stocks/growth-stocks/value-vs-growth-stocks/ 'Buffett’s Alpha' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3197185 'Passive in Name Only: Delegated Management and 'Index' Investing' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3244991 'Consuming Dividend' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3466731 'The Dividend Disconnect' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2876373 'Portfolios for Long-Term Investors' — https://www.johnhcochrane.com/research-all/long-term-portfolios