# Why Own Stocks? The Long-Run Case for Building Wealth

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Podcast: [Money Lessons with Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-lessons-with-andrew-temte-phd-cfa-6946211)
Published: 2026-07-25T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://saturdaymorningmuse.podbean.com/e/why-own-stocks-the-long-run-case-for-building-wealth/
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Duration seconds: 820

## Resource

In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy makes the long-run case for owning stocks — why, over a lifetime, equities have rewarded the patient owner. He unpacks the equity risk premium, the extra return stocks have paid over bonds and cash since 1928, and shows how compounding turns that yearly edge into life-changing wealth. Andy closes with direct advice for young investors — start early, invest steadily, and give compounding the decades it needs to build the wealth a last-minute scramble never can. It's a lesson about patience, access, and the quiet power of starting now. AndrewTemte.com

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