Sound Investing

Paul Merriman

Weekly podcasts with Paul Merriman. Strategic planning for investing at every stage of life.

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Sound Investing

Episodes (566)

Sep 30th The Inside Story About Diversification
Sep 23rd The #1 Reason to Use Index Funds
Sep 16th The Math and the History of Investing

Sound Investing

Sep 30, 2026
58½ minutes
43 MB

Harry Markowitz called diversification "the only free lunch in finance." In this session, part of Paul's series for Next Gen Personal Finance educators, Paul Merriman explains what that means in practice, and why a well-diversified portfolio can help investors stay the course through good markets and bad. Paul covers the history and math behind diversification, from Don Quixote's "don't put all your eggs in one basket" to Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and Sir John Templeton. He explains the three kinds of risk investors face (company, market, and asset class), and shows how the "lost decade" of 2000–2009 hit S...

Sound Investing

The Inside Story About Diversification

Paul Merriman

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