YouTube University - 5 Channels for Investors

Unfortunately for us, stocks don’t always go up.

The NASDAQ is down around 6% this week as tech has seen what I would classify as a healthy selloff. My only moves have been adding to VNQ and initiating a position in DGRO.

Some will call me boring, but while I wait to add to the growth areas of my portfolio I figured I might as well increase my dividend income.

Basically, I’m giving this downturn some room to breathe before I increase any tech positions. A few I have on watch are Square (SQ), Amazon (AMZN), and Innovative Properties (IIPR).

Though IIPR is not a tech stock it is down almost 15% from highs since it missed earnings this week. This is a play on the cannabis industry and also has a respectable dividend of 2.25%.

Let’s go ahead and move on to the YouTube channels who have influenced my investing for better or worse…

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“Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.” - Benjamin Graham

Most think of YouTube as a place to watch prank videos, see Mr. Beast giveaway a million dollars, or amuse themselves with a compilation of football big hits.

Under the skin though it’s somewhere once can find a massive variety of educational content. Over the past couple of years I have honestly watched way to many hours of YouTube.

In that time though I have discovered some great channels in the stock and investing niche. Here is a list of my five favorite YouTube channels for investing content.

Financial Education - Jeremy

Jeremy was one of the first “individual stock” channels I found and the reason I bought Tesla stock in the $200’s pre-split. Sadly I sold my shares, but Jeremy is still holding! His videos are full of energy and are typically deep dives into his favorite investing picks. In these videos he thoroughly explains the reasoning behind his thesis and gives an analysis on the overall business he is targeting.

A unique part to Jeremy’s channels is that he has slang terms for certain stocks and sectors. For example, to avoid being demonetized by YouTube Jeremy refers to cannabis stocks as “Jack Jackson” investments.

Recently he has created two other channels, Financial Education 2, and Financial Education 3. On these he posts more day to day videos covering news and other market events. Make sure you check out all three.

His personality is refreshing and makes his videos both entertaining and educational.

Joseph Carlson

Joseph’s channel is my latest find on the tube.

One thing about his videos is that they are packed full of information. His content encompass a wide variety of investing topics ranging from why he is buying a certain stock to how to invest in a stock market bubble.

The research behind Joseph’s videos is clear to see and he does a great job of piecing together information to form his conclusions. His channel is a great spot for those looking for ideas on how to analyze a stock.

He also has a second channel called “Joseph Carlson After Hours.”

Meet Kevin

If there is one person who challenges Jeremy’s energy it is Kevin. His channel use to be real estate focused but since the pandemic Kevin has become a full blown market news reporter often putting out three or four videos per day.

Kevin also does a great job of covering the Fed so if you are looking for someone to explain to you how changing rates and inflation affects the market Kevin is your man.

On top of those videos he also covers his stock picks and in some cases interviews CEO’s of the companies live on his channel.

Graham Stephan

Graham is the OG finance youtuber. Over the last couple years his channel has absolutely blown up, and rightly so as his content is high quality.

You won’t find Graham pitching you his stock analysis as he is a major advocate for buying and holding low cost index funds. I will give him credit for my 50/50 ETF-stock approach to investing.

His videos are purely based on data and facts which is a refreshing take in a world full of bias opinions. If you are looking for a channel that will give you reasonable investing content with a dash of real estate and business videos Graham is for you.

Nate O’Brien

Last but not least is Nate. His channel covers aspects of investing as well as general finance. Once again you won’t find Nate pitching a stock analysis on his channel. Instead he focuses on topics around investing including diversification, reducing risk, and making sure you have a portfolio that will grow passively for years.

On top of his investing content he also does videos over his favorite books, online business, and tips on how to save more. He doesn’t put out near the amount of videos as others on this list do, but they are nonetheless packed with good information.

Conclusion

While YouTube is typically known for entertainment purposes I recommend subscribing to at least a few of the individuals above. Seeing alternate viewpoints and hearing others talk about market news is a quick and easy way to educate yourself.

Give Mr. Beast a break and throw on a few investing videos this week.

In this email I also wanted to include a link to my short e-book “Don’t Lose Your Mind Or Your Dollar.” It is not a long read but it contains 10 tips that will help you navigate these volatile markets.

Also, it is free…but my coffee supply is running low if you know what I’m saying.

We had a couple entries for this week…

For the first one, you know who you are.

For the second one, I think we all can relate.

Thanks for reading, if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, etc. about the email send me a DM on twitter. See you next week!