Is it ever too late to start investing?

January 14, 2026

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Trader Talk with Kenny Polcari on Yahoo Finance delivers expert analysis and actionable insights, empowering you to navigate market volatility and secure your financial future.

This post was written by Langston Sessoms.

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The moment you think you’ve got it all figured out is the moment the market humbles you.

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It’s not an insult, it’s a fact. Markets evolve, technology shifts, policy changes, and new risks appear out of nowhere.

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If you stop learning, you don’t stay still, you fall behind.

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Curiosity is one of the most underappreciated edges an investor can have.

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The best investors are not the loudest or the most confident, they’re the ones that are constantly asking questions.

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Why is this stock moving? What has changed? What am I missing?

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They read, they listen, they study history, and they challenge their own assumptions.

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They know yesterday’s playbook won’t always work for tomorrow.

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Now look at how quickly things change.

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A decade ago, no one was talking about AI as a driver of earnings.

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20 years ago, few imagined smartphones would reshape the global economy.

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Go back even further and entire industries that once dominated have now vanished.

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Investors who stayed curious adapted.

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Those who clung to old narratives, well, they got left behind.

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Learning isn’t just about chasing new ideas, it’s also about unlearning bad ones.

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Knowing when a thesis no longer works is just as important as finding a new one.

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Curiosity keeps you flexible, it keeps you humble, and it keeps you open to opportunity when others are stuck defending outdated beliefs.

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Bottom line, the market doesn’t reward confidence, it rewards preparation.

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The investors who win over time are the ones who never stop learning, never stop asking why, and never assume that they’ve arrived.

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Stay curious. It’s the one edge that compounds forever.

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