Episode #12 - Categorizing ETFs/Index Funds & the Common Investment Traps New Investors Fall Into!

<p>This week I discuss how the size and style components that you need to understand when broadly assessing ETFs and determining risk &amp; return characteristics of any ETF/Index Fund you come across. The Morning Star Stylebox is used by many to better group ETFs with similar characteristics. The size component breaks ETFs into 3 categories: Small, Medium, &amp; Large while the style component breaks ETFs into an additional 3 categories: Value, Blend, &amp; Growth. I also discuss the two most common traps new investors make as well as biases that develop quite frequently.</p> <p>Link to Stylebox: <strong>https://advisor.morningstar.com/enterprise/MorningstarStyleBox_FactSheet.pdf</strong></p> <p>Get yourself a free stock from WeBull Program:</p> <p><a href="https://www.webull.com/activity?inviteCode=RDLGcD4x25iE&amp;source=invite_gw&amp;inviteSource=wb_oversea" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.webull.com/activity?inviteCode=RDLGcD4x25iE&amp;source=invite_gw&amp;inviteSource=wb_oversea</strong></a></p> <p>Coinbase Link:</p> <p><a href="https://www.coinbase.com/join/q22f?fbclid=IwAR3_KzZsyVU7pLXK445yrtnnhpwI6vPMm415Qtc7Fa0hfyz_B4Pp_hgC_Zg&amp;src=ios-link" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.coinbase.com/join/q22f?fbclid=IwAR3_KzZsyVU7pLXK445yrtnnhpwI6vPMm415Qtc7Fa0hfyz_B4Pp_hgC_Zg&amp;src=ios-link</strong></a></p> <p>Reading List:</p> <p>The Little Book of Common Sense Investing - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119404509/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wallstjunky-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1119404509&amp;linkId=fa35a9cf38f29dffd330837012bd964c" target="_blank"><strong>https://amzn.to/39VPWDu</strong></a></p> <p>The Intelligent Investor - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060555661/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0060555661&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wallstjunky-20&amp;linkId=6af1dbfd439b0f7332e7f080a2295f2e" target="_blank"><strong>https://amzn.to/36RqeOw</strong></a></p> <p>Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teac