Back to the Basics: Core Principles

The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom

Andrew Sather

Business, Investing

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In this episode, Dave and Andrew return to fundamental investing principles, emphasizing the importance of refreshing oneself on the basics. They delve into key strategies for navigating the stock market, including 'buy low, sell high,' the challenges of market timing, the power of compound interest, risk vs. return, and the benefits of dollar-cost averaging. By highlighting real-life examples and practical tips, the hosts stress the value of long-term investing and the psychological hurdles one must overcome. 00:00 Introduction to Investing for Beginners 00:32 The Challenge of 'Buy Low, Sell High' 02:22 The Myth of Timing the Market 08:53 The Power of Compound Interest 16:20 Understanding Risk vs. Return 21:28 The Strategy of Dollar Cost Averaging 28:38 The Importance of Long-Term Investing 31:34 Conclusion and Core Principles Recap Timestamps are generated by artificial intelligence, and are not 100% accurate depending on the platform used for listening. Today’s show is sponsored by: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOPIFY.COM/beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to start selling with Shopify today. Get your summer savings and shop premium wireless plans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stop needlessly overpaying for car insurance. Drivers who save with Jerry save over $1,300 a year on average. Download the Jerry app at ⁠Jerry dot AI slash Beginners⁠ Squeeze the most out of your Summer with Liquid I.V. Tear. Pour. Live More. Go to ⁠LIQUID-IV DOT COM⁠ and get 20% off your first order with code INVESTING at checkout. What do Dave and Andrew recommend? Our #1 recommended stock research platform is FinChat (now Fiscal.ai). Get 2 weeks access for free using our link (no card required): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fiscal.ai/ifb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andrew works really hard to find the best insights he can every single month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Value Spotlight⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To see a sample of his previous work, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stockwriteup.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Have questions? Send them to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter@einvestingforbeginners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I love this podcast because it crushes your dreams and getting rich quick.
0:05.7	They actually got me into reading stats for anything.
0:08.1	You're tuned in to the Investing for Beginners podcast.
0:11.9	Led by Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern.
0:15.4	Step-by-step premium investing guidance for beginners.
0:18.7	Your path to financial freedom starts now.
0:22.8	Start now.
0:29.5	All right, folks, welcome to Investing for Beginners podcast.
0:33.8	Today, we're going to talk about back to the basics.
0:36.5	This is an on-again, off- again series that we've done through the years.
0:39.8	And we just like to touch up on basic fundamentals of investing.
0:44.3	And it's always good to kind of give yourself a refresher on the fundamentals as my sports
0:49.0	teachings, coachings, always focused on those, you know, pitching, you know, dribbling, that kind of thing.
0:56.5	It may be boring, but it's essential stuff you need to know.
0:59.3	So we won't make it boring today.
1:01.2	We're going to talk about some core investment principles that you have to kind of have your
1:05.5	head around if you're going to invest in the stock market.
1:09.4	And the first one we wanted to talk about was buy low and sell high.
1:14.4	And maybe let's talk about this rule and maybe why it's hard to follow and how you can
1:19.4	implement it.
1:20.9	So what are your thoughts?
1:23.1	That's the rule, right?
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