Trillions
by Robin Wigglesworth · first published 2021
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…active investors underperform the market, then the best strategy is just to hold the market, a strategy which got repackaged and named as 'index funds.' A good book on the topic: https://www.amazon.com/Trillions-Renegades-Invented-Changed-...
on “Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom” ↗People interested in this topic should really read "Trillions" by Wigglesworth. Maybe the most consequential book I read in 2022, as someone who read about a book a month, mostly nonfiction. The book, first of all, does a good job of laying out the complete case…
on “Money, Money, Money (and Investing) (2015)” ↗The book 'Trillions' by FT journo Robin Wigglesworth is very good on this subject
on “Vanguard 50-year anniversary CEO letter” ↗…works. Today on the show, we unpack the ‘good company is a good investment’ fallacy. Before diving into the main topic, we kick off our discussion on the subject of index funds with Robert Wigglesworth’s Trillions. From there, we share some updates about custom indexing and home buying in Canada, along with the immense valuation of Tesla as well as Elon Musk’s net worth. This acts as a great segue into the focus…
on “Berkshire halves Apple stake, boosts cash to $277B as it gets 'defensive'” ↗