# Ben Felix YouTube channel

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Ben Felix YouTube channel and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for research-based investing videos that cite peer-reviewed papers and give practical financial advice. One critic says he overstates Dimensional's outperformance.

## Why people recommend it

- Cites research and peer-reviewed papers (2 comments): "Puts (DOI) links to the peer-reviewed papers he cites." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49855544)) "who provides opinions based on empirical research" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48346463))
- Solid general investing advice (2 comments): "Ben Felix is also pretty good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49864450)) "Tons of good advice for you." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428987))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ben Felix YouTube channel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ben-felix-youtube-channel/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).