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In this eight-part series, Vanguard’s Global Chief Economist and Global Head of the Investment Strategy Group Joe Davis co-hosts lively conversations that provide timely, actionable and data-driven insights that challenge conventional thinking.

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Breaking the Biggest Wealth-Destroying Habits

August 4, 2026

Rebecca Chu-Kwan (0:07)

The biggest driver of long-term wealth is often avoiding self-destructive behavior. And many times what investors should not do flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Welcome to Season 2 of Better Vantage by Vanguard, a podcast series hosted by custom content from WSJ and Vanguard.

I'm Rebecca Chu-Kwan from Vanguard's Investment Strategy Group. I'm filling in for Christine Kashkari of Custom Content from WSJ.

SPEAKER_2 (0:59)

If I'm a listener saying, okay, Barry, I hear you, I want to get better, I know that I've made mistakes. So I'm asking this even personally. I've made mistakes in my portfolio, sometimes overconfidence, sometimes being too timid. What would you do then to say to get better in those driving skills?

Barry Ritholtz (1:14)

So first of all, read, read, read is a good start and there are plenty of books out there.

I said, there's tens of thousands of books and most people are mediocre investors. There's a dozen classics and we all know their names, but there are several books outside of finance that are about psychology. And when you realize your own limitations, when you figure out, hey, if I'm reacting emotionally to all…

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