Summary

What would you do if a lecturer challenged his students to beat his investment performance by 20%? In this episode, Jethro talks with Dan Ye about "Win Dan Ye's Money," a classroom investing challenge that turns portfolio performance into a real-world lesson. Dan explains how the challenge works, why real-money investing changes risk tolerance, and what he learns from students who uncover signals before Wall Street does.

The conversation then looks at investing in the age of artificial intelligence: why Dan discourages day trading, how the class studies emerging technologies and human behavior, and how the "picks and shovels" approach can help investors think about the infrastructure behind new trends. Dan also shares how listeners can join his open Zoom class.

Chapters

• 0:00 — Welcome to My Bonus Money
• 0:35 — The $10,000 investing challenge
• 3:51 — What changes when students invest real money
• 5:13 — Finding market insight on the front lines
• 8:21 — Social arbitrage and signals Wall Street misses
• 9:30 — Why financial education matters
• 12:58 — How to join the open investing class
• 14:18 — Investing in the age of artificial intelligence
• 15:58 — Reading human behavior and the future
• 19:05 — The picks-and-shovels approach to emerging tech
• 22:34 — Scholarships, diversification, and the challenge to beat Dan

Show Notes

• Guest: Dan Ye, lecturer and investor
• Learn more and sign up for the class: https://professordanye.com/
• The class explores portfolio performance, emerging technology, human behavior, and long-term investing.
• Dan's challenge: beat his returns by 20% with a diversified portfolio, with rewards available for qualifying participants.
• This episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not financial advice. Do your own research and consult a qualified professional before making investment decisions.