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Afford Anything · February 15, 2024 · 62m
JL Collins Part 1: The Simple Path vs. The Optimal Path
JL Collins returns to discuss why the simple investing strategy (index funds, low fees, stay the course) consistently beats the 'optimal' strategy that most financial advisors sell.
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Pant and Collins discuss how the pursuit of the 'optimal' financial strategy becomes its own treadmill: tax-loss harvesting, factor tilting, geographic allocation — each optimization adds complexity without proportional return.
Highlights
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Complexity in investing is a feature that benefits advisors, not investors
Collins argues that the financial industry adds complexity not because it improves returns but because complexity justifies fees. The simple path (buy VTSAX, hold forever) outperforms most managed strategies.