Jonathan Clements: 'It's in Wall Street's Interest to Make Everyday Investors Think That They Are Stupid'

The Long View

Morningstar

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🗓️ 31 July 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The influential financial writer on what's driving higher market valuations, the challenges of retirement drawdown, and the myth of the 'dumb' investor.

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0:00.0	At Jackson, we've created a digital retirement planning experience with you and mine.
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0:10.1	that are designed to enable financial professionals and clients to plan a path to financial freedom.
0:15.5	Jackson is short for Jackson Financial Incorporated, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Lansing, Michigan,
0:20.5	and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York.
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0:26.5	Please stay tuned for important disclosure information at the conclusion of this episode.
0:32.8	Hi, and welcome to the Longview.
0:34.6	I'm Jeff Battack, Director of Manager Research for Morningstar Research Services.
0:39.0	And I'm Christine Ben's, Director of Personal Finance for Morningstar, Inc.
0:42.7	Our guest on today's podcast is Jonathan Clements, the founder and editor of the website, Humble Dollar.
0:48.8	Jonathan has been a prolific and influential writer over his several decade career.
0:53.9	Prior to starting Humble Dollar, he was the
0:55.8	longtime money and investing columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where he wrote more than 1,000
1:00.9	columns. After he left the journal, Jonathan spent six years heading up investor education at city
1:06.8	personal wealth management. He has also authored seven investment books and a novel, including
1:12.6	Jonathan Clement's Money Guide, How to Think About Money, and from here to Financial Happiness.
1:18.4	Jonathan, welcome to The Longview. Thank you so much for joining us today.
1:21.8	Well, thank you, Jeff, and thank you, Christine, for having me on.
1:24.2	It's our great pleasure. So maybe we'll start at an obvious place. Your site's name is Humboldtower.
1:28.5	Can you talk about why you thought humility was important enough to literally make it your
1:32.4	product's first name?
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