⚾️ Near Misses and Slow Curves: An Investing Game Plan To Survive the Unexpected
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This episode discusses how to approach investing with a long-term perspective, using baseball and historical events as metaphors for financial strategy.
Opening Day Jitters and Near Misses: Baseball, Reagan, and Your MoneyThis episode has two quick innings:⚾ First Word – Opening Day & Overreacting to Game 1We use MLB Opening Day as a lens on the economy: a few shaky early “innings” in the data, some solid contact underneath, and a reminder that you don’t rebuild your entire portfolio based on one month’s box score. Think full season, not first pitch.🛡 History Lessons – Reagan’s Near Miss & Backup PlansThen we jump to March 30, 1981, and the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan—not for the politics, but for what it teaches about blind spots, redundancy, and why “so far, so good” is not a risk strategy for your financial life.If you like your market talk with a side of baseball and a bit of history, this one’s for you.#Investing #WealthManagement #BehavioralFinance #OpeningDay #HistoryLessonsForTheModernInvestor 00:00 – Cold open & podcast intro00:32 – Opening Day jitters and why Game 1 isn’t the whole season02:05 – What the latest economic “box score” is really telling us04:10 – How to build a portfolio for a full 162‑game schedule, not one inning06:20 – Transition from First Word to History Lessons06:40 – March 30, 1981: The…
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