Ben Carlson’s New Book Argues Worst-Timed ETF Investors Can Still Get Rich
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 21
Ben Carlson’s New Book Argues Worst-Timed ETF Investors Can Still Get Rich
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 21
Ben Carlson’s new book, Risk & Reward, argues that even investors who buy at the worst moments in market history can still build wealth by staying invested through ETFs.
The book focuses on why long-term investing is psychologically hard, despite evidence that time in the market can outweigh poor timing.
Carlson, a Ritholtz Wealth Management adviser and Animal Spirits co-host, discussed the thesis on Bloomberg’s Trillions podcast.
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