Scott Phillips: The Stock Picker Who Doesn’t Think You Should Pick Stocks

Scott Phillips is the Chief Investment Officer at The Motley Fool, but he thinks most people shouldn’t be picking individual stocks. Fresh off writing The One Page Investing Plan, Scott joins Bryce and Ren to explain why simple investing habits often beat complexity, why ETFs should be the default for many investors and why trying to time the next market crash can cost you. Plus, Scott shares his case for shares over investment property, the risks of thematic and leveraged ETFs, and why staying invested matters more than predicting what happens next. Stocks & ETFs mentioned: Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), John Deere (NYSE: DE), Xerox (NASDAQ: XRX), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), Visa (NYSE: V), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Webjet Group (ASX: WJL) Chapters: 00:00 Why Scott Says “Invest Anyway” 01:50 The One Page Investing Plan 07:24 Why Most People Shouldn’t Pick Stocks 11:15 Finding Your Investing “Why” 19:31 The Investing Habits That Actually Matter 26:59 Shares, ETFs and Thematic Investing 32:21 Shares vs Property: Scott’s Case 40:20 Should You Invest With a Market Crash Coming? Check out Scott's new book 'The One-Page Investing Plan: Start Simple, Stay Patient, Build Serious Wealth'. (https://www.amazon.com.au/One-Page-In...) ——— Looking for some of our favourite research tools? • Download our free 4-step stock checklist (https://tinyurl.com/4zjkm3pt) • Download our free Basics of ETF handbook (https://tinyurl.com/7k2z7ebx) • Find company information on TIKR (https://www.tikr.com/?ref=equitymates) • Research reports from Good Research (https://goodresearch.com.au/ref/equit...) • Track your portfolio with Sharesight (https://www.sharesight.com/au/equitym...) ——— Want to get involved? • Join our daily mailing list to stay up to date on all things in business and markets (https://tinyurl.com/2saau2ky) • If you prefer to listen to the daily headlines you now can: (https://open.spotify.com/show/0LpEJNu...) | (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) • Have a question? Record a voice note (https://www.speakpipe.com/EquityMates) or send us a message on our website (https://equitymates.com/get-in-touch/) • Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group   / equitymates   • Looking for professional financial advice? https://equitymates.com/advice/ • Check out our 2 bestselling books: https://equitymates.com/books/ ——— Follow us on: Instagram:   / equitymates   X:   / equitymates   TikTok:   / equitymates   LinkedIn:   / equity-mates   ——— This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.