The risks and opportunities of investing in startups on equity crowdfunding platforms. Topics covered include: Why do individual investors now have more access to startup investmentsWhat has been the historical performance of venture capital fundsHow most startups fail, leaving only a few startups to offset portfolio lossesWhat factors to consider when deciding on which startups to investWhy do startups have so many different share classesWhat platforms are available for individuals to invest in startupsWhy indexing by investing in every credible startup deal can lead to better performance than hand-selecting a few startups Become a Subscriber and listen to the episode ad-free on Spotify or your preferred podcasting app. Only $4.99 per month. Subscribe here. Thanks to Streak and Masterworks for sponsoring the episode. For more information on this episode click here. Show Notes Squaring Venture Capital Valuations with Reality by Will Gornall and Ilya A. Strebulaev How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions? by Paul A. Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan, and Ilya A. Strebulaev What Are SPACs and Should You Invest in Them?—Money For the Rest of Us First Quarter 2021 Private Capital Quarterly Review—Fund Evaluation Group Fourth Quarter 2020 Private Capital Quarterly Review—Fund Evaluation Group The Pervasive, Head-Scratching, Risk-Exploding Problem With Venture Capital by Kamal Hassan, Monisha Varadan, and Claudia Zeisberger Venture Outcomes are Even More Skewed Than You Think by Seth Levine—VC Adventure Venture Returns With Abe Othman of AngelList by Collin West—Kauffman Fellows Paul Kedrosky Related Episodes 253: Are IPOs the New Ponzi Scheme? 321: How to Analyze Complex Investments See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We answer over a dozen questions from listeners on investing, housing, retirement, business, podcast production, and more. Topics discussed include: The Endowment ModelTeaching children about investing4 influential investing booksThe difference between being an entrepreneur and investingThe balance between too much and too little efficiency and productivityWhat we learned about investing from the Covid crashHow asset allocation changes as one gets olderThe state and future of cryptocurrencyIs now the time to buy individual stocks given high valuations for indicesDonor-advised fundsFDIC insuranceMoney For the Rest of Us production time and expensesIs it possible to have too much invested in one ETFIs a house and investment and will there be a housing crashHow to worry less about money Become a Subscriber and listen to the episode ad-free on Spotify or your preferred podcasting app. Only $4.99 per month plus tax. Subscribe here. Thanks to Policygenius and Clear for sponsoring the episode. Use code David to get two months free with Clear. For more information on this episode click here. Related Episodes 211: How To Navigate A Housing Bubble 306: Three Approaches to Asset Allocation 317: How To Buy In A Hot Housing Market See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.