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Did you know that a blindfolded chimpanzee throwing darts at a stock listing has a better chance of beating the market than most highly-paid Wall Street professionals? In this video, we break down the exact mathematics of why passive indexing beats active stock trading and introduce you to the S.M.A.R.T. Framework a 5-step, emotionless operating system for building lifelong wealth. Whether you are in your 20s and looking to aggressively grow your human capital, or approaching retirement and seeking to protect your nest egg from market crashes and inflation, this strategy will help you lock in the math and ignore the noise. We’ll cover: Why the "Random Walk" hypothesis proves short-term stock prices are unpredictable. How a seemingly tiny 1.5% management fee can consume 43% of your lifetime wealth. The exact asset allocation you need in your 20s, 30s, 50s, and into retirement. Why market crashes are actually a massive "30% off" discount for your portfolio. The mechanical power of portfolio rebalancing to force you to "buy low and sell high." Stop treating the stock market like a casino. Learn how to build a rational weighing machine that tracks the true value of global economic output. 🕒 Timestamps / Chapters: 0:00 - The Chimpanzee vs. Wall Street 1:12 - The S.M.A.R.T. Investing Framework 2:00 - Step 1: Specify Objectives & Build a Firewall 2:26 - Step 2: Ruthlessly Minimize Fees 3:06 - Step 3 & 4: Asset Allocation & Rebalancing 4:15 - Lifecycle Investing: What to Buy in Your 20s 5:04 - Shifting Your Strategy in Your 30s, 40s, and 50s 5:43 - The Ultimate Retirement Portfolio 6:31 - Passive Indexing vs. Day Trading Don't forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more straightforward, math-based strategies to build your wealth! Index funds, Passive investing vs active investing, Burton Malkiel random walk down Wall Street, S.M.A.R.T investing framework, How to build an investment portfolio, Portfolio rebalancing strategy, 60/40 portfolio, S&P 500 index fun

About Burton Malkiel

Burton Gordon Malkiel (born August 28, 1932) is an American economist, financial executive, and writer most noted for his classic finance book A Random Walk Down Wall Street (first published 1973, in its 13th edition as of 2023). Malkiel is the Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics at Princeton University, and is a two-time chairman of the economics department there. He was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers (1975–1977), president of the American Finance Association (1978), a...

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