The Savvy Wallet Podcast
The Savvy Wallet Podcast
Savvy Wallet
EP. 184 - “Buy and Hold Is Lazy” Investing Experts Debate Passive Investing vs Active Investing ft. Andrew Craig & Debodun Osekita
1 hour 19 minutes Posted Aug 18, 2025 at 7:00 am.
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Intro
Meet Investing Expert & Author, Andrew Craig
Meet Former Goldman Sachs Trader, Debodun Osekita
What you NEED to know about investing
Stocks vs Index Funds/ETFS: Which is the smartest path to build wealth?
Single stock investing is a degree worth of knowledge
Single stock investing is like trading!
Buying and holding an investment is lazy
8-10% return is life changing for most people
Where is single stock investing ranked?
80% of people have lost money in crypto
Are Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, JP Morgan embracing Crypto?
Andrew Craig’s stance on Crypto
Stock market contributes wealth to the economy Crypto doesn’t
Global index funds vs S&P 500
Will the S&P 500 stop returning 10% a year?
The FTSE ALL share (UK) will outperform the S&P 500 (US)
Future opportunities in investing
How to achieve financial freedom from the stock market?
Final words
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In this episode, Ato speaks with Andrew Craig, best-selling finance author of “How to Own The World, a financial educator of 13 years and founder of personal finance website: Plain English Finance and Debodun Osekita, former trader at Goldman Sachs, founder of stock pickers academy and investing coach.
We discuss:
- Passive Investing vs Active Investing in the stock market
- Global Index Funds vs S&P 500 Index Funds
- Should Crypto be part of your investing portfolio?
- Future opportunities in the stock market
- How to achieve financial freedom in the stock market and much more
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Website: https://plainenglishfinance.co.uk
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🔗 Connect with Debodun:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stockpickersacademy
Instagram personal: https://www.instagram.com/coachdebs.spa
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