How Long-Term Investors Actually Think About Risk with Ben Carlson

About this episode

Chris Hutchins and Ben Carlson discuss strategies for handling market volatility and building long-term wealth amidst financial uncertainties.

#279: Learn to handle market volatility and build long-term wealth in a world dominated by AI disruption, market fear, inflation concerns, and nonstop financial noise. Chris and Ben discuss why investing remains psychologically difficult, how to think about global diversification, when to reevaluate your portfolio, and the risks most investors still overlook. Ben Carlson is the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management and the author of five books on investing, including his newest, Risk and Reward. He's the creator of the blog A Wealth of Common Sense and co-host of the Animal Spirits podcast. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/risk-market-volatility-ben-carlson Partner Deals Thrive Market: ⁠30% off your first order of organic groceries + a free $60 gift Upwork: ⁠Free job posting to find, hire, and pay top freelance talent DeleteMe: ⁠20% off removing your personal info from the web Superhuman: ⁠Free month of the fastest and best email with code ALLTHEHACKS Gelt: ⁠Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: ⁠chrishutchins.com/deals…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hutchins

Guest: Ben Carlson

Topics covered

• market volatility
• long-term investing
• portfolio management
• global diversification
• financial psychology

Keywords

• investing
• risk
• market fear
• inflation
• financial noise
• portfolio reevaluation
• psychological challenges

Sponsors

Thrive Market, Upwork, DeleteMe, Superhuman, Gelt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ritholtz Wealth Management, Animal Spirits

Books & works: Risk and Reward, A Wealth of Common Sense, The Millionaire Next Door

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