Friends With Money #166: Investing lessons with Glen James

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It's easy to start investing, but have you got the foundations, goals and financial structures in place to set yourself up for success?

This week on the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Tom Watson talks with author and host of the Money, Money, Money podcast, Glen James, about the tips and lessons he's taken away from his investment journey so far.

  • What made you want to write The Quick-Start Guide to Investing?
  • What should investors do before they even start trading?
  • How can investors identify their blind spots?
  • Why is cementing an investment strategy so important?
  • Where's the sweet spot between overconfidence and analysis paralysis?

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Tom Watson is a senior journalist at Money magazine, and one of the hosts of the Friends With Money podcast. He's previously worked as a journalist covering everything from property and consumer banking to financial technology. Tom has a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney. Connect with Tom Watson on LinkedIn.

Glen James is the host of the Money Money Money and Retire Right podcasts. A former financial advisor and current Glen is the author of Sort Your Money Out and The Quick-Start Guide to Investing. He is the former NSW/ACT state director of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) - now the Financial Advisers Association of Australia (FAAA), of which he remains a member. Most recently, he co-authored The Quick-Start Guide to Your First Property with Rachelle Kroon. Connect with Glen James on LinkedIn.