Feb 2, 2022
Today's episode guest is a long-time investor, Brian Feroldi. Our topic is centered around why neighbors should be investing in stocks and what is the stock market. Brian started investing in 2004. In the beginning, he had no idea what he was doing and got his teeth kicked in. His returns improved dramatically over time as his experience and knowledge about the stock market grew. In 2015, Brian became a writer for the Motley Fool. He has since written more than 3,000 articles on stocks, investing, and personal finance. In 2021, Brian launched a YouTube channel. It garnered more than 40,000 subscribers and over 1 million views in its first year. In this episode you'll learn:
- The importance of investing in stocks
- Differences between the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq
- What is a stock? Why do stocks have value?