Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Cam Harvey joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about investing. Is holding individual stocks worth it? Should people invest exclusively in index funds? Can the stock market really keep returning 7% a year? What percentage of your portfolio should be crypto? Will the “AI Bubble” pop? Answers to these questions and many more await on Investing Support.
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0:00 Investing Support
0:16 Stick with an Index Fund?
0:57 Is holding individual stocks worth it?
1:27 Gold
2:10 How would you invest 20,000 today?
3:13 International allocation
4:33 Will the “AI Bubble” pop?
7:36 Why does the P/E ratio matter?
9:53 AI tools for investing
10:39 Can the stock market really keep returning 7% a year?
12:06 What percentage of your portfolio should be crypto?
13:11 Beginner’s investing mistakes
14:09 Brokerage choice
15:23 Stock research
17:34 Private equity for the average Joe
19:30 Meme coins
20:36 Stock options as compensation
22:27 Is “Mad Money” just insider trading?
23:54 The perils of day trading
25:02 ELI5: Hedge Funds
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Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Cam Harvey joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about investing. Is holding individual stocks worth it? Should people invest exclusively in index funds? Can the stock market really keep returning 7% a year? What percentage of your portfolio should be crypto? Will the “AI Bubble” pop? Answers to these questions and many more await on Investing Support.
*WIRED recommends:*
youtu.be/xbgxajnBrak
youtu.be/X536F9O5IEo
youtu.be/dPhaB-pnLeg
Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: youtube.com/show/VLPLibNZv5Zd0dwIx8baZGDdkoPNg6LHAPDi?sbp=QAE%3D
0:00 Investing Support
0:16 Stick with an Index Fund?
0:57 Is holding individual stocks worth it?
1:27 Gold
2:10 How would you invest 20,000 today?
3:13 International allocation
4:33 Will the “AI Bubble” pop?
7:36 Why does the P/E ratio matter?
9:53 AI tools for investing
10:39 Can the stock market really keep returning 7% a year?
12:06 What percentage of your portfolio should be crypto?
13:11 Beginner’s investing mistakes
14:09 Brokerage choice
15:23 Stock research
17:34 Private equity for the average Joe
19:30 Meme coins
20:36 Stock options as compensation
22:27 Is “Mad Money” just insider trading?
23:54 The perils of day trading
25:02 ELI5: Hedge Funds
Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7
Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc
Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ
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Facebook ►►facebook.com/wired
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Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.
ABOUT WIRED
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.
