The $145 Trillion Dirty Little Secret of Investing

I worked in venture capital and private wealth management for more than a decade. I’ve been investing for more than 20 years and have seen every dirty little secret the stock market is trying to hide from you.

The stock market is rigged, but that’s not the big secret. Stock prices are manipulated by insiders, but even that isn’t the biggest lie told by investing experts and Wall Street. The biggest secret Wall Street and even YouTube investing videos don’t want you to know is that nobody knows where stock prices are going…EVEN ME!

I stand behind my analysis and am proud of the track record for the stocks we’ve recommended on the channel but I DO NOT know which stocks will make you rich. Nobody does. I do not KNOW when stocks will crash or what the economy will do. Even Warren Buffett doesn’t know that.

What I do know is how to use what I’ve learned in financial analysis, economics and investor sentiment to reason through a most likely case for stocks and to pick the stocks I think will do well. That’s all anyone can do and if anyone tells you they KNOW the best stocks to buy now…they’re lying!

Your work as an investor is then to look for investing advice that walks you through the analysis, that shares the pros and cons of investments and teaches you how to be a better investor. If you’re only watching lists of stocks to buy without actually thinking through why these are good stocks, then your odds are no better than going to Las Vegas. At worst, you’re buying into a stock market lie perpetrated by Wall Street and online ‘influencers’.

Using this knowledge means asking yourself three questions whenever you watch an investing video. First, is the analyst walking you through the stock analysis…hell, did they even do any analysis themselves? There are a lot of YouTube investors that just look at a chart and tell you to hope that the stock price keeps going up!

Second, does the investing advice include both sides of the story? Are the pros and cons of the investment being offered and the risks to the stock price? Besides showing you that the investor has done the analysis and actually thought about all this, but it’s going to help you make a better investing decision.

Finally, what is your opinion on the stock? DO NOT just buy stocks on the advice of some YouTube investing channel or even on the advice of a Wall Street analyst. Nobody cares about your money like you do. In fact, very few people care about your money at all! Use investing videos as a starter to your own research into a stock and the stock market and make your own decisions before you invest.

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Joseph Hogue, CFA spent nearly a decade as an investment analyst for institutional firms and banks. He now helps people understand their financial lives through debt payoff strategies, investing and ways to save more money. He has appeared on Bloomberg and on sites like CNBC and Morningstar. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a veteran of the Marine Corps.
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[calebhouse]

One of your best videos. “You have to understand what you are putting your money into” due diligence is required.

[CAF]

Your the man. I love your transparency.

[TheJustinBarker]

As Peter Lynch once said "know the story and deal with facts" Great video!

[jordankaplan]

Mr. Hogue,

I stated with you in July 2020 and have not looked back. Your advise is spot on and you are the only honest voice to listen too. Thank you Thank you

Hoo Rah

[nicolasbsmith]

I love that u actually wear bow ties that have to be tied! All of mine are hooks 🪝 😅

[MaiNguyen-ulhv]

That's (1) WHY, (2) WHY, & (3) WHY I love your analysis and your videos.

[jeannemancuso]

Don’t sell yourself short...you’re an excellent teacher.

[justareminder]

I think the pandemic has taught People the importance of having a backup plan and multiple streams of income unfortunately having a job doesn't mean security..

[Eei]

Thank you for the wisdom in this message 🍺

[programmingjo]

It is clear that you know what you're talking about. I'm educating myself in this arena, and a lot of what you say is correct. I appreciate the brief intro that you give of the companies you present. Also, I'm using your strategy to diversify my portfolio in order to get paid every day. That approach was genius I might add. I'm currently using the same model in order to best use my capital the best way I can to maximize profits. I can't thank you enough for showing me that approach. I'm done with the 4%, 5%, 6, 7%8% upper percent. I'm working on the lower spectrum now. The fact that you're coming clean on this tells me a lot about yourself as a CFA. Thank you. I wonder if you have a similar strategy for ETFs? I try to look for ETFs using the tickers, but I don't understand the info presented. I'd definitely appreciate if you could do a video on ETFs using the same approach. BTW, I'm a suscriber!

[ryanthomas]

New to your channel and have watched a few of your videos. Thank you for the transparency and always staying real when you talk about stock news! This is why I have subscribed

[coryb]

Watching those penny stocks in the red: got that one… and that one. Those two, and that one…

[davidraphael]

great advice, well done for speaking out about some of these so called experts

[chuckmurray]

Thanks for being honest with people. Those "influencers" often pump and dump stocks so they can get others to buy in while they exit with their profits. I do have some individual stocks but I'm careful about what I buy and I want to know that what I buy has potential for the next 5 to 10 years. There are some segments of the economy that should do well for the next decade as technology changes and improves and that's where I try to invest my individual stocks. The rest, I have in index funds.

[juanarias]

Can you do a video on VC investing analysis? specific to the start up crowd funding platforms like WeFunder, Republic, Start Engine, etc

[islandgirl]

"Rubber lips on a woodpecker". Lol. Never heard that one before.
Thanks for sounding out the alarm on what is becoming an increasingly crowded space on social media.

[rogerwx]

great, , do video if spy and it should sell off, to the dividend stocks, perhaps if say nusi price goes does div yeild will be 12%???

[EMan-cuzo]

I noticed you have UUUU on your penny stock and was in the negative. Not anymore. Diversity is key and I enjoy your suggestions and videos.

[Feta_Cheezz_Montgomery_Burns]

in other words, don't engage in copy trading

[chrisn]

Invest in long-term stable companies period whether it's options or stock portfolios and just stand up and be patient