“Where investing as a hobby might be sensible is with a small amount of your assets that you can afford to lose, and that you can handle psychologically. Being under the illusion that diving into investing in a meaningful way will result in above average performance is dangerous and likely to end poorly based on historical studies.” David Schawel (@davidschawel) is the CIO of Family Management Corporation and is a veteran observer of the financial markets. Tadas got David on the phone to talk about a recent post of his entitled “Investing as a Hobby” where he writes about what a hobby is and why investing is likely not a worthwhile hobby for most. You can read more at David’s blog: https://medium.com/@DavidSchawel/investing-as-a-hobby-8d048d5d98bd1-click play or subscribe on your favorite podcast app Subscribe to the mini podcast on iTunes or Spotify Enable our Alexa skill here - "Alexa, play the Compound show!" Talk to us about your portfolio or financial plan here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/ Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice just for you or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. Please see this 3,000 word terms & conditions disclaimer: https://thereformedbroker.com/terms-and-conditions/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.