In the twentieth episode of Angel Impact we begin a conversation comparing angel investing to mutual funds and why it is important for serious investors to understand and use both to preserve and build wealth.  We cover:

1. Why a very small percentage of companies have a positive return, even within mutual and index funds

2. Why investing in stocks is susceptible to mob mentality

3. How you have control over your portfolio’s valuation as an angel investor

4. How startups are able to have more dramatic growth than many stocks and mutual funds

5. How the benefits of angel investing mitigate the potential risks in different ways that mutual and stock index funds

6. The significance of being able to influence the valuation of portfolio companies as an angel investor but not a mutual fund or stock investor

7. Why it is important to balance your portfolio with a variety of investment strategies and why we encourage investors to diversify their portfolios in a very specific way that includes passive and active investing

8. The fact that angel investing allows you to more actively build your community than other kinds of investing

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