Tiingo Investing: How to Create a Better Investment and Retirement Portfolio - Ep.6 The Different Styles of Top Investors and Traders (Value, Growth, Discretionary, and Quantitative)

Ep.6 The Different Styles of Top Investors and Traders (Value, Growth, Discretionary, and Quantitative)

04/03/15 • 53 min

Tiingo Investing: How to Create a Better Investment and Retirement Portfolio

Many of us have heard of the big name investors and traders out there, but what makes them different? What styles do they use? How do they approach markets? What separates the best from the good? This episode is an intro into the different type of investing and trading styles, so you can find one that best suits you. This will help separate some of the confusion when you see "value" and "growth" funds or when reading about discretionary and quantitative traders. We conclude with a discussion about how the top traders approach markets.

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