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Ep.8 Capitalizing on Your Peak Earnings Financial planning is critical in creating a foundation for anyone wishing to become an empowered investor. Each stage of life has a specific set of issues that must be addressed to remain on track with your...

Ep.7 Laying a Strong Foundation: Planning for 25 to 35 Year OldsNow that you know the key obstacles that can derail you, we’re switching gears and starting to look at the planning and building side of becoming an empowered investor. Today we’re...

Ep.6 Investment Pitfall #4: Failing to Diversify ProperlyWhat does it mean to properly diversify an investment portfolio? And why is it so hard for many investors to maintain that proper diversification over long periods? Diversification has become...

Ep.5 Investment Pitfall #3: Chasing Performance and Trying to Outsmart the Market As an investor, it’s natural to want to outsmart the market. When you combine that with the discomfort of a volatile market like we are currently experiencing, it’s...

Ep.4 Investment Pitfall #2: Building Portfolios Based on PredictionsAs the great economist, John Kenneth Galbraith said, “There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know.” It’s human nature to be...

Ep.3 Investment Pitfall #1: Not Having an Investment Philosophy One of the biggest challenges of investing is being able to stop mistakes from occurring. It’s one of those areas where the winner can be the person that makes the least mistakes. An...

Ep.2 Investment Noise: Leads to Traps and Pitfalls for Investors Long-term investment success is based on two crucial elements: following winning principles and conquering the obstacles along the way. Today we’re taking a look at the latter....

Ep.1 Welcome to the Empowered Investor  Welcome to the first episode of The Empowered Investor. Today we’re introducing ourselves to you and sharing the foundational principles of the Empowered Investor. Join us on this inspiring journey,...