TMBA 698: Investing and The Price of Time

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It’s an evolving economic landscape out there: interest rates are up, high paying tech jobs are down. One bank has collapsed and crypto doesn’t seem to be the panacea that some wished. On this week’s show we’re talking investing - the opportunities, possible pitfalls and safe bets.

Travis Jamison is founder of the SEO agency Smash Digital, and also owns an e-commerce supplement brand. But in recent times, through his newsletter and online community Investing.io, he’s been focusing on investing in other online business opportunities and also assets like stocks and crypto.

He talks to Dan about where he’s currently putting his money and who he sees as the winners and losers in the current economic situation.

“Cash gives you optionality. People like to say that it allows you to buy deals when things are cheap. That's definitely true … but it also keeps people from making bad decisions. Liquidity is everything. You don't want to be forced to sell, especially when stuff is really bad. That's the worst time to sell. So keeping a cash, a heavy cash position, can just help you wait out the dips without the bad times and just stay invested in compounding over the long term. That's how you win over time.”

Listen and learn:

  • How overinvestment in bonds led to the collapse of SVB

  • The vulnerability of commercial real estate

  • The ‘dollar cost averaging’ method of investing

  • Why creating cash flow through online businesses is so valuable

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The Price of Time
Taylor Pearson
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Enjoyed this podcast? Check out these:

TMBA 579: The Price of Tomorrow
TMBA 592: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Investing
TMBA 630: Investing in the Age of Autonomy

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Dan & Ian

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