Jumping Into The Deep End? Learning How To Invest | Brandon Averill, Justin Dyer, Zach Miller | AWM Insights #63

There’s been plenty of conversations online, in the media, and in locker rooms about which stocks to buy and why crypto is a sure bet, but how do you sift through the FOMO and educate yourself enough to form your own wealth plan?One of the most asked questions our team gets is how to actually go about getting educated on investing – how to set learning goals, available resources to tap into, and more – so this week, Brandon and Justin are joined by Super Bowl champ turned advisor Zach Miller to discuss this topic in depth.Episode HighlightsThe big events happening in the markets (00:59)Should you just open a Robinhood account and start trading? (1:49)The first question to ask (2:28)What is investing? (3:00)“Investing is taking your hard earned capital, usually from your human capital, those hours, the effort you've put in on the field, off the field, in the boardroom, starting your company, whatever the case may be, converting that into financial capital and putting it into the markets so the market can use it in its most efficient way to further grow companies and the economy, that is investing” - Justin DyerDay trading vs Investing (3:32)“Why are you investing? Are you actually investing for a reason? Are you just trying to get returns? Because if you’re just trying to get returns, you’re going to be taking a lot of risks that maybe you don’t know, and don’t understand.” -Zach Miller (6:25)Financial FOMO talk in the locker roomsPlaying catch at a tailgate vs playing in the NFL (7:02)The resources to learn how to invest (7:45)Minimizing the FOMO (9:11)Investing for athletes (11:06)“Why should I expect to have any additional insight into the future of Apple than the other 50 analysts who are covering that individual stock?” -Justin Dyer (12:38)Who are you playing against? (13:57)