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Financial Expert: The MOST CONTROVERSIAL Investing Myths That Cost You Money! | Ben Felix

2 hour 1 minutes Posted Aug 16, 2026 at 5:21 pm.

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The Best Investment He's Ever Made

His Worst Investment: Buying Bitcoin

The Myth That You Should Save as Much as Possible

The Belief That Will Actually Make You Poor

Why People Screw Up Something as Simple as Index Funds

The Product Influencers Are REALLY Selling

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All-Time Highs, Stretched Valuations, and Doing Nothing

The One-Fund Portfolio and What's Actually in His

How Much Should People Save?

Setting Goals You Won't Regret in 20 Years

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Should Young People Borrow to Invest?

Behavior Beats Math, and Cash Is the Real Risk

Earn More vs. Spend Less

The Cost Of Extreme Frugality

The Rise of ETF Slop

Covered Calls, and Why You're Built to Underperform

Who Should Own Individual Stocks

Forget 10% - Here's the REALISTIC Long-Term Return

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Am I Being Too Conservative?

Diary of a CEO, and the Worst Financial Situations He Sees

Why You Should NOT Look At Your Portfolio

Risks People Overlook, and Pokémon Cards as an Asset

Housing: Investment or Not?

The 5% Rule for Renting vs. Buying

The Intangible Benefits Trap and the Paid-Off House

When Optimization Stops Being Worth It

Money as a Tool to Buy Time

What the Research Says About Money and Happiness

The Life Cycle Model and the Safe Withdrawal Rate

The Single Best Piece of Advice for Most People

Reverse Interview: What Should He Cover Next?

Why He Almost Didn't Come On the Podcast

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