{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"264. Building Investment Skills Without the Risk!","description":"On this episode of CFO at Home, Vince\u00b7s guest is Deon Hargrove, founder of Smart Investors, an educational investing platform designed to help people learn, practice, and grow their skills in a risk-free simulation before using real money. Deon shares how starting his investing journey during the 2020 pandemic led to him building a one-stop shop that combines research tools, strategy-based asset recommendations, and virtual portfolios that use real-world market data. He discusses investor mindset shaped by market crashes, the importance of research over \u00b7gambling,\u00b7 and lessons from the dot-com bubble and today\u00b7s AI boom. For more info on the Smart Investors App, visit smartinvestorsapp.com Key Topics: 01:00 Meet Deon, Learn About his Mission 01:25 Origin Story Pandemic Investing 03:18 Early Wins and Doubts 05:09 Vince\u2019s early investing disaster (PalmPilot!)&amp;nbsp; 08:14 Millennial Investor Mindset 11:51 Dot Com Bubble and AI Parallels 17:36 Research Beats Gambling 19:28 Amazon From Books to Empire 21:17 How Smart Investors Works 23:22 Three Part Learning System 25:46 Fail Safely Before Brokerages 28:04 Financial Literacy Crisis Stats 31:07 401k and Fund Simulations 33:14 Smart Investor Tracks Case Studies 35:07 Getting Started and Pricing 37:20 Wrap Up and Links Key Links:   &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/smartinvestorsapp.com   https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/smartinvestors01\/    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deon-hargrove\/   Contact the Host -&amp;nbsp;vince@thecfoathome.com Want to be a guest on CFO at Home? Send Vince a message on PodMatch, here:  https:\/\/www.podmatch.com\/hostdetailpreview\/1628643039567x840793309030672500 ","author_name":"CFO at Home","author_url":"https:\/\/www.thecfoathome.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42969843\/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\/content\/206477483"}