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Level 1: Foundations
Common Investing Mistakes
Market timing, chasing performance, overconcentration, and ignoring costs.
Behavioral Biases
Loss aversion, recency bias, confirmation bias, and overconfidence explained.
Scam Red Flags
Ponzi schemes, pump and dump, affinity fraud, and too-good-to-be-true returns.
Lifestyle Inflation
The hedonic treadmill, keeping up with the Joneses, and needs vs wants.
Level 2: Deep Dives
Historical Market Bubbles
Tulip mania, dot-com, housing crisis—warning signs and lessons learned.
Historical Market Crashes
Study 1929, 1987, 2000, 2008 crashes—Munger's approach to learning from catastrophe.
Famous Investor Failures
Livermore, LTCM, Ackman, Druckenmiller—learn from legendary investors' catastrophic mistakes.
Leverage Disasters
Archegos $20B wipeout, Bear Stearns, Amaranth—when borrowing destroys fortunes overnight.
Concentration Risk
40% in one stock? Enron, Lehman, GE disasters show why concentration kills portfolios.
Value Traps & Falling Knives
$200k at $10, fell to $3, now at $5. Why "cheap" stocks keep getting cheaper.
Options Trading Disasters
Naked puts, wheel strategy failures, GameStop chaos—when "safe" options implode.
Recency Bias & FOMO
Crypto 2021, ARK Innovation -80%, meme stocks—chasing yesterday's winners destroys wealth.
Interest Rate Shocks
2022 bond massacre: -31% on "safe" Treasuries, 60/40 portfolio failure, rate risk exposed.
Retirement Mistakes
Claiming Social Security early, poor withdrawal sequencing, underestimating longevity.
Tax Mistakes
Roth conversion timing errors, IRMAA cliffs, and RMD penalties.
Products to Avoid
High-fee annuities, actively managed underperformers, and financial product traps.
Lifestyle Inflation: Silent Retirement Killer
How spending creep destroys FIRE plans. Hedonic treadmill, peer pressure, and fighting lifestyle inflation.
Longevity Risk: Planning for 40+ Years
Ensuring your money lasts as long as you do. Life expectancy, withdrawal rates, and longevity insurance.
Family & Estate Planning Pitfalls
Helping adult children without derailing retirement. Inheritance strategies, trusts, and legacy planning.