In today's episode, we explore money and investing with Mark Matson. Mark is an American entrepreneur, author, and innovator in the science of investing and financial education. He creates educational experiences, platforms, and tools that make investing research accessible to investors and transform their relationship with money. His new book, “Experiencing the American Dream: How to Invest Your Time, Energy, and Money to Create an Extraordinary Life” is out now. Mark challenges the traditional definition of the American dream and what many of us get wrong when defining it.

Join us for an insightful conversation with Mark Matson as we discuss why money doesn’t equal happiness and how more money leads to more stress, why you need to understand academic investment principles to save yourself from gambling your retirement away, how to overcome the scarcity mindset to build your American dream, and what it takes to find your purpose and live an extraordinary life.

What to Listen For

Introduction – 00:00:28

• How does Mark Matson define the American dream differently?


• What problems does money NOT solve?

Identify Your Blindspots with Money – 00:09:03

• How do you identify your blindspots with money and then fix them so they don’t hinder your success in life?


• What can you focus on to make ANY amount of money feel like enough?

Intelligent Investing vs Stock Gambling – 00:16:15

• What behaviors in the stock market make you a gambler vs an investor?


• Are big investing firms actually great at investing your money or just lucky over the long term?


• Why is the investing industry broken and can it be fixed?


• What are the 3 academic investing principles you can apply to mitigate the biggest risks associated with investing?

Why Investing Solo Will Lose You Money – 00:27:34

• What natural human tendencies make it an uphill battle to succeed as a solo investor and what value does a coach bring to the table?


• How do you apply the 3 academic investing principles when you’re just starting out?

The Investing Roadmap to Prosperity– 00:39:01

• What is the secret to creating life changing wealth?


• How do you build financial security and freedom if you don’t want to be an entrepreneur? 

5 Discoveries That Will Change How You Think About Money – 00:48:22

• What 5 facts about investing will change the way you think about money and help prevent you from making huge mistakes?

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