Trystan TrenberthVisionary Investor | Wealth Strategist | Public Speaker | Super-Connector | Founder of Midlife to Millions

Are you letting fear hold you back?

Name: Are you letting fear hold you back?
Uploaded: 2025-09-22T15:30:24+00:00
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Channel: Trystan Trenberth
Description: In this conversational excerpt from the YouTube video “Are you letting fear hold you back?”, Trystan Trenberth and a co‑speaker discuss common…

22 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this conversational excerpt from the YouTube video “Are you letting fear hold you back?”, Trystan Trenberth and a co‑speaker discuss common psychological barriers that prevent investors from taking advantageous actions. Trenberth labels a large group of investors as “ignorantly innocent,” lacking awareness of the broader ethical responsibilities tied to their decisions. He also points out a contrasting group driven by greed, who over‑extend themselves without fully understanding their financial capacity. The co‑speaker adds a concrete example: many investors are overly fearful of buying existing performing mortgage loans—a relatively straightforward investment—resulting in missed opportunities and under‑performance despite years of experience. The dialogue highlights how fear, ignorance, and unchecked greed can together limit effective investment behavior.

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Um, but you know, I think there's too many people out there that are either ignorantly innocent— is the term that I use— because they don't have the knowledge of the, the, the greater ethical need in the situation. Um, but there's also greed out there that is reaching way too far, way too quickly to take on too much, and not taking on the understanding of the financial capability they need to be able to perform in these circumstances.
Yeah, I've talked about this before, but I'm always fascinated by investors who are like afraid to do stuff that I consider kind of easy and straightforward. Like just say, go out and buy an existing performing mortgage loan. Yeah, it's, it's different than buying a property. There's some nuances, but it's not like that hard. And most people are will get stopped in your tracks. Like you talked about doing like, you know, 20 of these, like in a few years, you know, there's people who have been involved in that space for like 5 years and they've maybe done like 1 or 2 because they're just real scared.