3103: The Truth About Investment “News” Channels - Don’t Fall For Them by Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey

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🗓️ 10 April 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3103 Christina Browning dismantles the illusion of credibility surrounding investment news channels, revealing how their focus on sensationalism, jargon, and short-term hype undermines real financial growth. Instead of empowering viewers with sound strategies, these shows promote herd behavior and distract from proven paths like long-term index investing and the FIRE movement. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.ourrichjourney.com/post/the-truth-about-investment-news-channels-dont-fall-for-them Quotes to ponder: "Investing News Channels are NOT the answer. Seriously, DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM." "These shows are entertainment and that’s it!" "It is impossible to ever accurately and consistently predict the stock market." Episode references: The Simple Path to Wealth: https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Path-Wealth-financial-independence/dp/1533667926 The Intelligent Investor: https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Definitive-Value-Investing/dp/0060555661 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.1	The Truth about Investment News channels don't fall for them by Christina Browning of Our RichJourney.com.
0:38.5	Investment news channels have become really popular over the last few years.
0:43.8	As people start to get more and more interested in personal finance, the stock market,
0:49.3	and retail investing, the demand for easily accessible content on these topics seems to be on an all-time high.
0:57.6	The problem, though, is that not all channels or topics are the same in terms of the actual value
1:03.9	you can get from them. Investing news channels and shows in particular are so unreliable that they honestly are more entertainment than news.
1:14.6	To clarify, when I refer to investment news channels, I'm talking about TV channels or shows that have an
1:22.2	expert investor or a panel of experts giving you their predictions on the market and telling you what stocks you
1:29.8	should buy or sell and when. Usually this involves a lot of yelling, flashing lights, and sound
1:37.0	effects. If you're looking for sources that will give you quality investment advice and help
1:42.9	you on your path to financial independence.
1:45.8	Investing news channels are not the answer. Seriously, don't listen to them. I know that sounds harsh,
1:52.8	but keep listening to find out the top 10 reasons why you should avoid relying on stock or
1:59.6	investing news channels,
2:01.3	and why these channels are not helpful for you in growing your wealth on your way to financial independence.
2:08.3	Number one. Shows only discuss high-profile stocks.
2:13.4	These channels tend to focus on stocks in the same way tabloids focus on a specific celebrity
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