Do you invest entirely in index funds?

Today, we are joined by David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, who is making the case for

why picking your own stocks or picking some of your own stocks can be an incredible addition

to your portfolio and build real wealth.

If you've ever been told you can't beat the market, this conversation might change

how you think about your fire portfolio. Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the

Bigger Pockets Money podcast. My name is Mindy Jensen. And with me as always is my has five copies of

his white Costco polo co-host, Scott Trench.

Thanks, Mindy. Great to be here with my motley crew of guests and co-host today here.

I'm the only one in the uniform. We are so excited to be joined by David Gardner,

co-founder and chief rulebreaker. That means partially retired, I guess, of the

Botley Fool. He has helped millions of investors crush market the market average. While everyone

else follows the crowd, David finds companies that will define our future, often years before

anyone else sees them coming. David, welcome to the Bigger Pockets Money podcast. Thank you very much,

Mindy and Scott. A delight to be with you.

I am so excited to talk to you today, David.

I think we should jump right off here and acknowledge the fact that Bigger Pockets Money

as our podcast, me and Mindy, and most people listening probably have a heavy bias

towards passive, low-fee index fund investing and are biased against

the active picking of stocks in there. Now, we've talked about this before. There are certainly

a meaningful minority of people in our community who do actively pick stocks or have a preference

for that. But we would love to hear at the highest level your case

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