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We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

TIP394: How to invest in ETFs w/ Cullen Roche

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

  • 01:43 - Which ETF strategy is right for you?
  • 06:49 - Why there is no such thing as passive investing?
  • 12:17 - How does an ETF technically work, and why is it a tax-efficient investment instrument.
  • 22:18 - What is the difference between the gross and net expense ratio?
  • 26:16 - Should you pay attention to backtesting results when you choose which ETF to invest in?
  • 31:05 - How do you launch your own ETF? 
  • 40:12 - Are retail ETF investors at a disadvantage compared to institutional investors? 
  • 45:29 - How much does it cost to run an ETF? 
  • 48:35 - How to think about fund of funds.
  • 53:27 - Why should you invest in long-term bonds in today’s environment? 
  • 1:00:14 - Which implication has the interest rate on ETF investing?


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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:31.0

You're listening to the Investors Podcast.

0:34.0

Where we study the financial markets and read the books that influence self-made billionaires the most.

0:39.0

We keep you informed and prepared for the unexpected.

0:52.0

Welcome to the Investors Podcast. I'm your host, Dick Broaderson.

0:55.0

And we're welcoming back Colin wrote here today, the CIO of Discipline Funds.

1:00.0

Colin, our audience just loves you.

1:02.0

You have last appearance of Episode 370, Masterclass in inflation,

1:07.0

has been one of the absolutely most downloaded We Start Billionaires episodes we ever had.

1:12.0

So, with all of that being said and putting maximum pressure on you here Colin,

1:17.0

thanks for making time yet again to come on the show.

1:20.0

Hey, Stig, thanks for having me again.

1:22.0

I'm not sure if it's a, is it so much that inflation in my comments on it were popular or just super controversial people were spreading them because they hated them.

1:32.0

Who knows, who knows, but like whenever we checked the numbers it was just like boom,

1:36.0

hundreds of thousands of people then it was I don't know.

1:39.0

People loved it and I loved it too.

1:41.0

So let's just say it was all the good things.

1:43.0

Jumping right into the outline of the show Colin,

1:46.0

we're going to talk about ETF investing today.

1:49.0

And we know that we should find an investment strategy that is right for us.

1:54.0

And there are many great strategies, but you also want to pair with our unique personalities.

1:59.0

For example, here on the show, we have this rule of thumb that if you don't read a company's financial statements,

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