# 243. Being "Up" Doesn't Mean You're Winning: Your 3% 'Win' Could Be Costing You Money

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Podcast: [Centsational Women Investing: Personal Finance, Wealth & ETF Investing for European Women](https://stenobird.com/podcast/centsational-women-investing-6727448)
Published: 2026-09-21T04:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail You open the app. You see green. Your shoulders drop, relieved. You move on with your day. But a positive number, on its own, tells you nothing. In this episode: Why the return you're proud of could already be underperforming with zero way of knowing itThe one thing that decides whether "up" means you actually won, or just got luckyWhy "just wait it out" isn't always the right instinct when you're downThe tool every Centsational student learns to build for herself because you...

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