Is a basic education enough to make informed investment decisions, or do folks with higher education tend to make better Investment decisions? Nobel Prize winner and Brown University Professor J. Michael Kosterlitz reflects on how education is the key to making positive change in all aspects of life… including finances. Listen to learn how researching superfluidity generated a new understanding of physics, and more importantly, how to perfect your own individual thought process. Professor Kosterlitz admits his scientific work is hard to understand, but it is the idea behind the work that really matters. Professors Kosterlitz explains that in order to apply an idea or a process, you first need to understand how it came to be. This concept is critical in understanding your personal investment choices.

How to build a smarter portfolio

Doug shares three steps an investor needs to take to create a Core/Satellite portfolio. Learn how to do this by downloading a one page resource called What’s a Simple Way to Get a Smart Portfolio?. Free Download: What’s a Simple Way to Get a Smart Portfolio? Learn more aboutProfessor J. Michael Kosterlitz by watching his lectures on Youtube. If you’re not already receiving updates on new episodes, sign up now, and as a special bonus, receive Doug’s free ebook The Retirement Planning Book. Post a review of the show on iTunes. Here’s a short video explaining how for IOS 11 users.