Tadas Viskanta: Luck Plays a Big Role in Investing

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is Tadas Viskanta. Tadas is the director of investor education at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He's also the founder and editor of the popular financial and investing blog Abnormal Returns, which he launched in 2005. Tadas is the author of the book <i>Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere</i> and has coauthored a number of papers that have appeared in esteemed academic publications like the <i>Financial Analysts Journal</i>. Tadas earned his bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Indiana University and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.</p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadas-viskanta-12631443/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p><p><a href="https://abnormalreturns.com/" target="_blank">Abnormal Returns</a></p><p>Twitter: @abnormalreturns</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tadas+viskanta&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss" target="_blank"><i>Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies From the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere</i></a> by Tadas Viskanta</p><p><strong>Investor Education</strong></p><p>“<a href="https://abnormalreturns.com/2019/05/26/financial-literacy-vs-a-fiduciary-standard-which-matters-more/" target="_blank">Financial Literacy vs. a Fiduciary Standard: Which Matters More?</a>” by Tadas Viskanta, abornormalreturns.com, May 26, 2019.</p><p> “<a href="https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/09/what-has-the-stock-market-taught-us-since-2010/" target="_blank">What Has the Stock Market Taught Us Since 2010? </a>” by Ben Carlson, awealthofcommonsense.com, Sept. 10, 2021.</p><p><strong>Content</strong></p><p>“<a href="https://abnormalreturns.com/2021/02/21/earning-the-permission-of-your-audience/" target="_blank">Earning the Permission of Your Audience</a>,” by Tadas Viskanta, abnormalreturns.com, Feb. 21, 2021.</p><p>“<a href="https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2016/05/15/keys-to-social-media-success-curiosity-conversation-and-patience/