{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ben Carlson on Risk, Reward, and Building a Portfolio You Can Stick With (EP.255)","description":"You don\u2019t have time to sift through endless financial content. That\u2019s why I do it for you. Get exclusive downloads and my top 5 must-read articles in a quick, easy-to-digest email. Sign up for my newsletter. -----&amp;nbsp; I\u2019m joined by Ben Carlson, author of Risk and Reward and the popular blog A Wealth of Common Sense, for a conversation about why investing is never as easy as it looks on paper. We talk about risk, behavior, inflation, market timing, and what it really takes to build a portfolio you can stick with when the headlines get loud. Listen now and learn: \u25ba Why every investment decision involves trade-offs \u25ba How the urge to \u201cdo something\u201d can work against investors \u25ba What separates useful complexity from unnecessary complexity \u25ba Why the best portfolio is often the one you can live with Visit www.TheLongTermInvestor.com for show notes, free resources, and a place to submit questions. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (\u2060https:\/\/thepodcastconsultant.com\u2060) &amp;nbsp; Disclosure: This content, which contains security-related opinions and\/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment. The commentary in this \u201cpost\u201d (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Plancorp LLC employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Plancorp LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Plancorp LLC or performance returns of any Plancorp LLC client. References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and\/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see disclosures here. ","author_name":"The Long Term Investor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.TheLongTermInvestor.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41048520\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41048520"}