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There's almost zero alpha in listening to podcasts. You're not getting smarter doing this, it just feels like you are.

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What is alpha and where did that term come from

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Alpha (α) , used in finance as a measure of performance, is the excess return of an investment relative to the return of a benchmark index.

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There is no alpha in reading about alpha. You must think you are.

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I disagree that just because you can't reasonably expect alpha from something that you won't learn anything worthwhile. But yes, anyone who's expecting someone to spoonfeed them alpha on a podcast is ngmi.