THIS WEEK:

• Stock pickers fail during bear markets (0:58)
• Why you should by stocks now (22:17)
  
• Myth or Reality: Professionals beat amateurs at investing (36:54)
• Paul's Outrage: Invest in the companies that you know (46:50)
  
• Our Guest: Author Larry Swedroe (5:06)

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This week on Sound Investing:

As the stock market declines, many believe it makes sense to hire an active stock picker.  However, a new study by the Vanguard Group found that in 3 of the 6 bear markets since 1970, the majority of active stock pickers failed to beat the Dow Jones Wilshire 500 Index.  Get our take on why active managers fail.

Warren Buffet’s doing it.  Knight Kiplinger is too!  Both of these savvy investors are buying stocks.  Find out why we think you should, too.

When it comes to investing, do professionals beat amateurs?  Get the surprising answer in Paul’s Myth or Reality.

Plus, Paul’s Outrage: Invest in the companies you know.

Our guest is author Larry Swedroe.