March 3, 2021
Renowned investor Charlie Munger recently suggested today’s speculative market was luring inexperienced individual investors into short-term trading that would ultimately harm their wealth. Mr. Munger has successfully invested through many cycles and his opinions deserve investors’ respect and attention. Instead, his comments were derided as those made by an old guy who does not understand today’s more modern markets.
Everyone should cringe at such ageism not only because it reflects a general underappreciation of the risks associated with investing, but also because history has repeatedly shown short-term trading, especially in popular momentum stocks, does indeed often destroy wealth.