In my eyes, Japan's stagnant market is the strongest example of why global diversification is paramount.

@modernexistence4206

Жыл бұрын

Why is their economy so stagnant?

@gimmick206

Жыл бұрын

@@modernexistence4206 it's not, stock market growth doesn't equal economic growth

Truly one of the best finance channels out there. Academic and fact based.

@joaofleumatico

3 жыл бұрын

I found this channel yesterday and expected to be another clickbait "day trade course" but it's not that at all

@ba8898

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Some of his videos are a bit too complex and technical for me but as an academic I like that his arguments are always research based.

Your ability of pushing out content like this every other week shows that your knowledge about these topics has to be outstanding! Thank you so much for your effort! :-)

@anonymousinvestor9593

4 жыл бұрын

Ben is awesome... one of few... stick to a strategy, don't get emotional. Just published my 3 month strategy for my $1M portfolio on my channel.

Finally an expert opinion on current situation.

@James-il3tq

4 жыл бұрын

Every video Ben does he says the same thing - diversify, diversify, diversify. If you're looking for a conservative investment strategy that limits downside risk and are satisfied with 6% then Ben's advice is solid. Good for basic investors that are happy with index investing, which also has its risks (see etf investing risks). Nothing is risk free and remember the more you diversify the less risk you take but also, less upside on your investment.

@James-il3tq

4 жыл бұрын

Basically Ben's whole point every video is invest in a super diversified portfolio like VBAL or VGRO. For most that's fine. For people who are willing to take on more risk and do more work and research, there's better channels out there.

@christopherrussell6055

4 жыл бұрын

James any recommendations on more channels to follow?

4 жыл бұрын

@@James-il3tq any suggestions?

@anonymousinvestor9593

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Many of my principles for my $1M portfolio are similar.

japan had 45% share of the worlds public equities before the 90s???? that shocked me.....

On reflection I think the example at 5:00 is a bit of a stretch. The US stock market crashed in 1917 before the Spanish Flu was widely known. There were outbreaks in France and England around the time of the US market decline but those outbreaks were not identified as Spanish Flu until much later. The US didn't start implementing non-pharmaceutical interventions like social distancing and business closures until later in 1918. The market decline could be attributed to other economic issues: _However, it would appear that the fall in share prices may be attributed in part to generally rising interest rates and controls on new capital issues. Furthermore, there were strong efforts to divert financial resources to the purchase of government bonds to the finance the war (Friedman and Schwartz, 1963)._ It is still interesting to note that despite the global economic impact of the flu, the market did not take a hit when the flu reached its peak in 1918; it continued its recovery from the 1917 decline. This part was accidentally cut. It would have been at 14:13: _I mentioned earlier that from 1900 through 2019, global stocks delivered a 5.2% annualized inflation adjusted return. With US inflation of 2.9% over the same period that’s an 8.1% annualized nominal return. That figure includes the Japan situation that I described, and it also includes the failed, failed as in went to 0, markets of Russia and China, and the unsuccessful markets of Austria and Portugal._

@adonisds

4 жыл бұрын

What happened in Austria and Portugal?

@BenFelixCSI

4 жыл бұрын

@adonisds I don't have the full data set but from the Global Investment Returns Yearbook Summary Report www.credit-suisse.com/about-us-news/en/articles/news-and-expertise/esg-investing-a-trend-that-is-constantly-evolving-202002.html _Similarly, we also added Austria-Hungary, which had a 5% weighting in the end-1899 world index. While Austria-Hungary was not a total investment disaster, it was the worst performing equity market and the second worst performing bond market of our 21 countries with continuous investment histories. Adding Austria, China, and Russia to our database and the world index was important in eliminating non-survivorship and “unsuccess” bias. In 2014, we added another “unsuccessful” market, Portugal, to our dataset._

@Vkob

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenFelixCSI Global capitalism has been a triumph of demonstrating the tragedy of the commons as negative externalities end life as we know it through climate change. Sorry Ben... This video didn't leave me with any confidence in buy and hold right now.

@adonisds

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenFelixCSI Thanks!

@edwardmauer7442

4 жыл бұрын

Is this with or without dividends reinvested?

Long term Brazilian value investor here: Man, your videos make it harder to stick to stock picking 😂. Keep up the good work!

Ben, are the most clear and data/fact driven youtuber on finance! It's good to know what you think!

I forgot to say a thing...that is the absolute best feature of your contribution.... your videos are not based on speculations, but based on research (most of which awarded with a nobel prize!!....) and that is the real breakthough for me.... I mean finally all the talking about investing is cleared out and what is left is a clear, understandable video that any average people can easily understand. This is why I want to thank you again and hope your channel reach the amount of subscribers it really deserve !!!! ciao

@michaelsmith4904

2 жыл бұрын

didn't Black-Scholes get a Nobel prize, yet it's flawed in how it deals with tail risk?

Awesome video congrats on 100k!

Just commenting to help great videos spread. Thank you, Ben, for all the work and analysis you put into your video.

Love your vids!! You are so professional, thank you.

This is insanely well done. Thank you very much!!

Love the channel, thank you for all the videos

Great video, stay the course, don t panic. Thanks for these historical data that help to put things in perspective.

Ben Felix and The plain bagel - these are the two channels about finance/investing that deliver enormous amount of value and insights. Gentlemen, well done!

Hi Ben - thanks for the content overall but especially the last few weeks. Your clarity, tone, production quality and topics always are spot on!

Extremely happy to see Ben putting out quality content with real facts compared to all the other fear-mongering “is this the end of everything as we know it??” content that’s been hot recently. Thank you for consistently putting up real information and not speculative garbage.

Rule #1: Never lose money. And how do you maintain that? By not selling, even through bear markets.

@davet6599

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Pukas That is Buffett's No. 1 rule.....that he just broke!

@MattPukas

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Thirkell he did! He sold some of his Delta airlines stake right?

@davet6599

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Pukas Yes, I just read that yesterday. Worrying for investors when he is doing things like that!

@brettharter143

4 жыл бұрын

Hes old remember, at that age people can make bad decisions at the brain changes. He wont be able to drive soon

@CC-jy4gr

4 жыл бұрын

This works in those situations where the company doesn't go bankrupt and delist its share.

Your clear and concise way of presenting makes it so easy to understand the content. Thanks 😃

Wow I so value your calm and well-presented information. Thank you!!

I can always count on Ben being level headed. Appreciate the videos!

Been waiting for this video for so long. :)

I'm grateful to have found your channel. Sensible, well informed content. Thank you Ben.

Really enjoy listening to Ben. Thanks!

You continue to amaze, Ben. Thanks for being a trusted voice of reason during these crazy times. Be well.

Great content, thanks Ben!

Thanks, Ben. Well-presented and useful info as usual

Ben the Man is back with high quality info. Watch and learn. The best free personal finance education out there!

@squishtomar1676

4 жыл бұрын

Even better than the majority of paid PF education IMO

Absolutely fantastic job Ben! Thank you for your time and research in this tumultuous time. BZ,

This is really good. I love that you reference scholarly sources. Thank you

Oh wow! This is so informative and exactly the information I needed. Uncertainy surly is scary.

Another excellent video. Thank you so much for these. They are very helpful.

Incidentally, I recently came upon your videos and podcasts while researching the topic of dividends-Thanks for the much-needed education!

Great video as usual Ben. Thanks for your obvious hard work and impartial fact based content.

Well done! Amazing analysis and commentary. Best KZread channel with practical facts and insights.

This was so concise and enlightening! Thanks so much.

Just learned that Ben is 6’11 and played NCAA ball.

@BenFelixCSI

4 жыл бұрын

That is true. Don't look at my stats though :)

@Sethnaca

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Felix How tall is your coworker / associate in your Rational Reminder podcasts? Cause holy crap 6’11” is insane.

@ZenoxDemin

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenFelixCSI Your FT% is the same % as Cramer's investments advice.

@centralnyguy37

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZenoxDemin You know what the really funny part about Cramer's investment advice is. He gives it out with such confident, nuanced, assurance. The dude has major Dunning Kruger issues.

@1maybeline

4 жыл бұрын

Ben, you're a smart stud! 👍😍

Thanks for that, Ben!

Great video Ben! Thank you!

Excellent, reassuring video Ben. Thanks for the historical perspective.

woah new ben felix and dragon's den uk videos up in the same fifteen minutes, corona life doesnt get any better than this!

this is the definition of quality video. Thanks!

Thanks, Ben. This one has gotta be in the top few percent of your videos. My favourite line. “Uncertainty is tough for us humans”. Indeed.

It's nice to see people outline factual information on historical bear markets. With a level head. Thank you Ben

Fascinating! Great work!

Absolutely amazing content

Excellent video, subscribed.

This is turning into my favourite KZread channel. The last month's financial uncertainty has been challenging and sticking to my strategy has been difficult. Thanks.

My favorite channel . True wisdom !

Very comforting and honest words...Many thanks Ben from Devon England.

Good quality content. Thank you 😊❤️

Thank you for all the valuable advice

Great stuff Felix!

Ben "I Canada So Hard" Felix. A rational man with unmatched rationale. Ben "My History Began When The Market Began" Felix. A massive natural disaster, macroeconomic troubles, and a financial crisis... an abridged statement of today's global market conditions where natural disaster is a virus brought forward from the 1900's to today. I'm your #1 fan.

@CC-jy4gr

4 жыл бұрын

ben and joseph in a maple tree

Good content. Thank you

What a great video! It is nice to see content on behavioral economics. I'm currently reading Thaler's "Misbehaving" and find it fascinating. I think the behavioral side is just as important as quant models. I would love to see more content on behavioral economics and finance.

Thanks for another great video

Great video! This should be re-watched every year as it's absolutely central to the story of stock investing. But I want to add one note about expectations of maximum drawdowns (peak to trough declines). I don't think we should take previous % loss figures as literal "worst-case scenarios". They are just a rough idea of potential % drawdown. Many of these historical datasets use coarse figures such as monthly numbers. If it were possible to see daily values (which we CAN'T see from past events) the % drawdown might actually be greater. Additionally, we are now in a faster moving, more real-time pricing market than ever before. Although I think it's very unlikely, I wouldn't be surprised to see a % drawdown in a bear market that exceeds 60% and I mention this because an investor should not get freaked out just because drawdown exceeds 50%.

Nice vídeo! It would be interesting to see emerging markets data too.

Great content, damn

Love all your videos, Ben! You are one of the only trustworthy voices on finance. I look forward to these videos every week - please keep it up!

Thanks again for another excellent video! You are the best anti-anxiety agent for these times. Your historic and fact-based information is extremely helpful.

Educational and rational as always. Thanks

just watched The Queen's speech talk about the value of self-discipline and resolve in her subjects. KZread's algorithm recommended that I follow it up with Ben Felix talking about the value of self-discipline, resolve and value in investing.

@prayunceasingly2029

4 жыл бұрын

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd Good point!

@prayunceasingly2029

4 жыл бұрын

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd I bet the queen needed self discipline during Charles's scandals as well as her grandson's mishaps though.

@paulf1113

4 жыл бұрын

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd Outside of all other debates about the aesthetics or desirability of a monarchy, they do generate far, far more revenue for the public purse than they take.

This is such an exceptional video that I'm sure will have many periods of relevance. I love the rigor and data-driven approach of it. Very convincing!

@BenFelixCSI

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

All roads lead back to small cap value!

@clarifyingquestions

4 жыл бұрын

What does this mean?

@Bigboss-xe6lm

4 жыл бұрын

@@clarifyingquestions I think it means you need to own both big and small cap companies if you want to diversify right. Total market small cap + big cap in other words. Owning 5% of small cap disruptors might also be a smart thing to own. Tesla was one of those a few years back, Illumina as well

@mackerel2002

4 жыл бұрын

The question is how? I would love to have more small cap value sticks on my portfolio but i don't know a good etf.

@sethspringer5843

4 жыл бұрын

Luke mc govern SLYV, VBR, IJS, VIOV, etc.

@CC-jy4gr

4 жыл бұрын

buy the whole market

The out performance of Japanese value stocks and the reinforcement of the importance of diversification is a fantastic rejoinder to the "Japan is the future of every equity market" meme. I learn something new with every video in this channel.

Holy smokes. This blew my mind. Thanks

Ben, I've never been more jealous of your hairstyle than I am right now when all the barbers are closed...

@BenFelixCSI

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not hard to replicate. I think it’s the optimal hairstyle. Nobody seems to want to do it though 🤷‍♂️

@Stefbb

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenFelixCSI I also think it's optimal. If you save the money and invest it, your hairstyle will make you having 30-40k more when retired.

@MrPennstate2014

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenFelixCSI I do exactly what you do, Ben. Genetics is a bitch, but it saves me from having to spend money at the barbershop.

@johnkenney7217

3 жыл бұрын

@@BenFelixCSI Here's another one on how to save lots of money over a lifetime: Razor blades mainly do not wear out through friction, but rather oxidation of the micro-edge. If you blot the blades on a towel after shaving, which takes literally less than 2 seconds, the blades last at least 3 times as long.

Very informative

very informative..

The delicious useful density of your videos is the equivalent of 100 hours of fluff on other shows. And yours are sourced.

Ben, if you read this, I love the conciseness of your information. I hate the intro music. I skip the first minute and a half to avoid it, and also to avoid being told what I have already read in the title. No intro needed, we can tell what the video is about and who you are from the title and written parts. I have subscribed.

Considering the FED is dropping interest rates and there is a trend across developed economies for these to go negative. Could you please do a video on the negative and positive effects of negative interest rates and what causes it?

@damonhage7451

4 жыл бұрын

Julian Schmahl There is no positives of the Fed manipulating interest rates. It is simply central planning of the most important price in the economy. Not good in any circumstances.

@seanobrien7751

4 жыл бұрын

@@damonhage7451 The Plain Bagel does a nice video on negative rates

@seanobrien7751

4 жыл бұрын

sorry my reply was to you Julian

Hey, thanks for the vids! Can you do one on the Value Line’s Median Appreciation Potential (VLMAP) as a market timing model?

This is the best video ever!!

I just found this video, Thanks for explaining this facts in an honest and uncomplicated way.

This is incredible

Excellent analysis & facts presentation.

This channel is the best finance one. No doubt.

Great Video...

You’re the best Ben

Every video on this channel is great, but this one stands out for timeliness and interest for an audience beyond this channel. So many people who haven't lived through and don't know this history of bear markets truly think it's the end of the investment world forever. I hope there will be a blog post that goes with that, so I can share both.

Simply. Ben's the best.

Ben keeping things in perspective, complete with historical data. Thankfully our situation now isn’t as dire as the 1930s

I love how you say: This can't make this stuff up :D ... very convincing Thank you for the video.

Love your explination of what happened in Japan back in 1990. I recently done a video talking briefly about this for an L shape scenario. Personally I don't think this scenario is likely but investors definately need to be aware of it 👍

very informative, as usual. Felix, what are your thoughts about buying protective puts during the market downturns?

You and Adam Khoo are a God send. Unbiased information coming from experienced individuals.

Excellent summary of the history of bear markets

Hi Ben. I want to tank you for your contribution, which I think is really amazing ! Thanks to your video finally I have cleared some doubts I have while investing. Your videos represent a substial contribution to the averege people in terms of choise to make in the process of investing. I want to thank you again and I am looking forward to see your next video. Keep up with the great work you are doing !! I really think your channel should reach at least 2 or 3 mln subscribers at least !!!! from Italy, Ciao !

@BenFelixCSI

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for this video. I was stunned by the knowledge of past times to recover. It puts into perspective how essential it is to have patience with stock investments.

@Sousou30988

4 жыл бұрын

Ya sidi :D

BEN! This is an amazing video. If I focused more on investing I would've tried to make a video like yours! Except I'm more of a personal finance guy. But if there's anyway I can help you spread this video please let me know!

Hello Ben, I really appreciate your content, it is extremely educative! I tried analyzing the past of stock market to have an idea of what's coming, but since I'm not an expert in the subject, it would take me too much time to associate data about the socioeconomic environment of every financial event. But your video gives a great idea to relate world situation to financial market. So thank you very much!

Hey dude thank you for such an informative video. I'm wondering where we're able to get historical data like the one you used in yourVideo. When I go to a stock market website, the furthest back I could go is 10 years

Very good, objective video.

awesome

I see the "Japan scenario" thrown about periodically. First, the Japan bubble was arguably the largest asset bubble in the history of finance. The Schiller PE ratio at the peak exceeded 90. That's insane. We're hovering around 30 right now in the US and people think it's high. The highest Schiller PE ratio in US history was the tech bubble, which topped out at 44. So Japan's bubble was >2x larger on a CAPE basis. In the 30 years leading up to the bubble, stock prices rose 5000%, even though consumer prices only doubled. That's an average of a 14% return every year. Sure, we've seen the stock market provide similar returns in individual years. But an average of 14% consistently over 30 years? That's crazy. I do not expect a Japan scenario anytime soon in the US.

Thanks for your work, Ben. I think that “japanification” of US are highly unlikely. Europe has more perks for that like aging population