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Socratica Presents SMART MONEY
Many people are embarrassed that they aren't great with money. We believe it's never to late to learn! We're all about Lifelong Learning here at Socratica, and we are here to help you increase your Financial Literacy.
The theme of SMART MONEY is making informed choices.
You've learned how to make a budget and stick to it. Now what do you do with the surplus you have left over each month? The two big options are saving it in a savings account, or investing in it. What's the SMART MONEY move here?
Savings accounts are great for when you want access to that money in a short period of time. They're even insured by FDIC! But the trade-off here is that you won't make very much money. In fact, that means it's very likely you're losing money in the long run, because there's always inflation.
So what about investing? If you invest in the stock market, especially the average stock market through using index funds, you can expect something around a 10% return. The trade-off is risk. Your investment in the stock market is NOT insured. This is less of a problem for long-term investing. We also discuss other ways to lower the risk of investing in the stock market, including diversification (don't invest all of your money in just a few stocks, or even just one sector or one country). Another way to spread your risk is to buy a little bit of stock regularly, using a technique called "dollar cost averaging."
๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐:
0:00 Intro savings vs investing apple farm metaphor
0:57 How safe are savings accounts? FDIC insured
1:54 Savings accounts hit by inflation
3:03 Investing has higher returns
3:59 Compound returns
5:09 Investing has higher risk
6:20 Types of investment accounts 401K, IRA, brokerage accounts
7:34 Start investing with Index funds
8:24 When to save, when to invest
9:18 Common investing mistakes
11:53 Dollar Cost Averaging
12:59 Automation
13:41 Diversification
14:53 Taxes
15:52 Common Myths & Misconceptions
16:39 Adjusting your strategy as you age
17:28 A Roadmap
Have you Set your Financial Goals?
youtu.be/iqQlrF5-IJg
Quick Exercise: What's the Cost of Interest?
LINK COMING SOON
๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐:
Setting Financial Goals youtu.be/iqQlrF5-IJg
๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ:
Wealth Made Easy (advice from Millionaires & Billionaires)
amzn.to/3yczvSb
Budget Planner & Monthly Bill Organizer
amzn.to/3WOXoZr
To continue receiving good advice about personal finance, subscribe to Socratica:
bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
Support Socratica on Patreon:
patreon.com/socratica
This video series is made possible by the generous support of our Patrons on Patreon. We'd like to recognize our VIP Patrons and send them our sincere thanks! NSS North Houston Space Society, Thomas Myers, KW, M Andrews, Jim Woodworth, Marcos Silva, Christopher Kemsley, Eric Eccleston, Jeremy Shimanek, Michael Shebanow, Kevin B, John Krawiec, Umar Khan, and the wonderful Tracy Karin Prell!
Written and Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison and Michael Lee Harrison
Edited by Megi Shuke
Music
code: WRSWBGHVVTFWYEVC
#Savings #Investing #personalfinance
๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐พ๐๐๐ฝ๐! bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
Socratica Presents SMART MONEY
Many people are embarrassed that they aren't great with money. We believe it's never to late to learn! We're all about Lifelong Learning here at Socratica, and we are here to help you increase your Financial Literacy.
The theme of SMART MONEY is making informed choices.
You've learned how to make a budget and stick to it. Now what do you do with the surplus you have left over each month? The two big options are saving it in a savings account, or investing in it. What's the SMART MONEY move here?
Savings accounts are great for when you want access to that money in a short period of time. They're even insured by FDIC! But the trade-off here is that you won't make very much money. In fact, that means it's very likely you're losing money in the long run, because there's always inflation.
So what about investing? If you invest in the stock market, especially the average stock market through using index funds, you can expect something around a 10% return. The trade-off is risk. Your investment in the stock market is NOT insured. This is less of a problem for long-term investing. We also discuss other ways to lower the risk of investing in the stock market, including diversification (don't invest all of your money in just a few stocks, or even just one sector or one country). Another way to spread your risk is to buy a little bit of stock regularly, using a technique called "dollar cost averaging."
๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐:
0:00 Intro savings vs investing apple farm metaphor
0:57 How safe are savings accounts? FDIC insured
1:54 Savings accounts hit by inflation
3:03 Investing has higher returns
3:59 Compound returns
5:09 Investing has higher risk
6:20 Types of investment accounts 401K, IRA, brokerage accounts
7:34 Start investing with Index funds
8:24 When to save, when to invest
9:18 Common investing mistakes
11:53 Dollar Cost Averaging
12:59 Automation
13:41 Diversification
14:53 Taxes
15:52 Common Myths & Misconceptions
16:39 Adjusting your strategy as you age
17:28 A Roadmap
Have you Set your Financial Goals?
youtu.be/iqQlrF5-IJg
Quick Exercise: What's the Cost of Interest?
LINK COMING SOON
๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐:
Setting Financial Goals youtu.be/iqQlrF5-IJg
๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ:
Wealth Made Easy (advice from Millionaires & Billionaires)
amzn.to/3yczvSb
Budget Planner & Monthly Bill Organizer
amzn.to/3WOXoZr
To continue receiving good advice about personal finance, subscribe to Socratica:
bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
Support Socratica on Patreon:
patreon.com/socratica
This video series is made possible by the generous support of our Patrons on Patreon. We'd like to recognize our VIP Patrons and send them our sincere thanks! NSS North Houston Space Society, Thomas Myers, KW, M Andrews, Jim Woodworth, Marcos Silva, Christopher Kemsley, Eric Eccleston, Jeremy Shimanek, Michael Shebanow, Kevin B, John Krawiec, Umar Khan, and the wonderful Tracy Karin Prell!
Written and Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison and Michael Lee Harrison
Edited by Megi Shuke
Music
code: WRSWBGHVVTFWYEVC
#Savings #Investing #personalfinance
