On today’s episode of the Consumerism Commentary Podcast, Tom Dziubek talks to Carol Fabbri, co-author of the book Personal Investing: The Missing Manual.
During the interview, Carol discusses many the preparation a person should make before investing, the different categories of investors, choosing the right index funds, a reasonable return on investment that investors should expect, and other topics related to investing.
Personal Investing, Carol Fabbri: S03E16 / 91
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Table of contents
[00:00] Introduction from Tom Dziubek
[00:31] Interview with Carol Fabbri
– [00:47] Pre-investing preparation
– [03:39] The different categories of investors
– [10:06] Choosing a fund
– [12:43] The expense ratio of a fund
– [14:21] The importance of an experienced fund manager
– [15:21] ETFs (exchange traded funds)
– [16:32] Investing directly in stocks
– [19:02] The risks of bonds
– [19:49] The benefits of bonds
– [20:26] The rate of return that people should expect
– [21:21] Techniques and philosophies that people should avoid
– [22:30] The importance of an emergency fund & insurance policies – Carol’s health story
[25:29] End
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Updated February 6, 2012 and originally published August 8, 2010. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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Luke Landes founded Consumerism Commentary in 2003 and has been building online communities since 1990. Luke, also known as Flexo, has contributed to PC World Magazine, US News, Forbes, and other publications. 
