Caleb Silver's 6 Golden Rules of Investing for 2024
Market Mondays
EYL Network
5.0 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, our guest, Caleb Silver, shares his six golden rules of investing that can guide you through the new year and help you build a successful strategy for your portfolio. From starting early to being tax-smart, these rules are essential for all investors to follow.
Rule #1: Start early
Caleb emphasizes the significance of starting early in investing. He highlights the power of compounding and the impact of starting young on building wealth.
Rule #2: Determine your risk tolerance
Understanding your tolerance for drawdowns and market volatility is crucial. Knowing how much risk you can handle before tapping out is key to maintaining a steady investment strategy.
Rule #3: Know what you own
It's essential to have a thorough understanding of the assets in your portfolio. Whether it's individual stocks, ETFs, or index funds, knowing what you own and understanding their financials is critical.
Rule #4: Tame your animal spirits
Controlling emotions and impulses when it comes to investing is vital. Caleb emphasizes the significance of having a plan and not giving in to impulsive decisions during market swings.
Rule #5: Set it, but don't forget it
While some advise against frequently checking your investment accounts, Caleb encourages investors to stay informed about their portfolios. Regularly reviewing and rebalancing your holdings is essential to ensure they align with your current investment goals and market conditions.
Rule #6: Be a tax smart investor
Understanding the tax implications of your investment decisions is crucial. From tax-loss harvesting to considering tax-advantaged accounts, being tax smart can significantly impact your overall returns.
Follow these six golden rules to lay a solid foundation for your investing strategy in 2024. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting out, incorporating these principles into your approach can lead to greater financial success. Join us as we delve into Caleb Silver's expert insights on investing and kick-start your year with a sound investment strategy.
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| 0:00.0 | You've written down your six golden rules of investing. |
| 0:03.5 | And so I would love you to lay it out for the people going into the new year, |
| 0:08.1 | having a strategy, maybe they can implement some of the things that you're using as an experienced investor. |
| 0:13.0 | And that's their portfolios. |
| 0:16.3 | Yeah, I'm going to do this, but I want you guys to chime in because I've been really |
| 0:20.0 | looking forward to sharing this with you. |
| 0:21.6 | The first one's obvious. Start early, right? The |
| 0:24.3 | earlier you start the better. I always tell this to kids, I do a lot of high school classes and I say, |
| 0:29.7 | how do you double your room? What's the easiest way to double your money and they always come up with oh buy |
| 0:33.6 | crypto or you know buy a house? No if you put $10,000 in the S&P 500 10 years ago |
| 0:39.7 | and you went away and joined the circus and didn't look at it, what would it be worth today? |
| 0:44.4 | 25 grand, right? That's how you double your money. The earlier you start, the better. |
| 0:48.4 | Yeah. So starting early is the answer to everything and you don't you know compounding is one of those |
| 0:54.7 | things where we talk about yeah over time your money produces money when you're |
| 0:58.3 | young you don't feel it but then I think you guys will appreciate this. You see compounding every you see it all at once right it's like nothing nothing nothing nothing and then oh my gosh. You look at your portfolio and you're like ford and you're like whoa that's time that's the magic of |
| 1:14.3 | compounding that's why Einstein called it the ninth wonder of the world so |
| 1:18.0 | starting early really helps you realize that if you start at 25 at 45 you're going to give yourself a huge hug right that's the obvious one number two determine your risk tolerance what is your sleeplessness factor right what's that commercial sleepies like what your sleep number? What's your sleeplessness factor? How much of a drawdown can you stand before you can't take it anymore and you tap out? Ian, what is your sleepless number? |
| 1:44.0 | 55%. 65? |
| 1:46.7 | 55%. |
| 1:48.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:49.7 | What about you guys? |
| 1:50.6 | Sleepless as far as like the drawdown like yeah I can't take it anymore draw down |
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