InvestED: The Rule #1 Investing Podcast

This week we explain what to do with your money while waiting for the next great company and how sitting in cash can still produce high returns. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why don't the most successful investors live near Wall Street? This week on InvestED Podcast we'll explore the concept of groupthink and show the trusted gurus are able to avoid it. We will also revisit the business valuation checklist we established last week and dive into the remaining eight items on the list. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about you...

How do you determine the value of a business? This is the topic we have been focusing on for the last several weeks. We've gone through several valuation methods, such as Margin Of Safety, Payback Time and Cap Rate. This week I'm sharing with you the short and simple checklist that I have created to help you determine the value of a business in 11 steps that will work with all any of the valuation...

What is a real investment? This week we discuss how to spot a ‘real investment’ by using a company’s free cash flow and how this method differs from the valuation method outlined in my book, Payback Time. We’ll also go over the two types of fund managers and share why they don’t follow Rule #1 style investing. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your...

How do you find company financial data online? This week on InvestED we’re answering a question from Jacob, who found that two online financial calculator sites are reporting a very different number for Netflix’s free cash flow. We will walk through the process of how to find this number on each of these sites and show you how to go straight to the source and easily calculate free cash flow from t...

Here is an easy way to think about value investing: Investing is like going to a garage sale and buying a bike in perfect shape for $50 that you could have bought for $100 at the store. What you’re buying is worth more than what you are paying. This week on InvestED we explain the difference between investing and speculation and why not everyone agrees on their definitions. We also dive deep into...

How do dividends factor into the valuation of a business? This week on InvestED we answer this frequently asked question by diving deeper into valuation. We explain how using dividends to estimate the value of a business could result in missed opportunities, and how your short term financial goals may change the way you look at dividends altogether. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

This week on InvestED we discuss why you need to start investing in your financial life and stop letting fund managers and advisors control your money. We will also share some of our favorite books written by big names in the value investing world. Remember, to get the most out of your money, you must be committed to continually learning. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodca...

Why is investing a lot like yoga? This week we acknowledge the fact that investing is a practice, much like yoga, requiring time and discipline to get the most out of it. We also dive into cash flows and dividends and find out if a company’s financial standing can be determined by their dividend payout schedule. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about you...

This week on InvestED, we’re breaking down how to invest like the best investors in the world. We’ll cover value investing and how it has changed over the years. We will also share some of our tips on how to avoid becoming overwhelmed by investing. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s our One-Year Calendar Anniversary on the InvestED Podcast! One full year of learning, growing, and most importantly, laughing. Thank you all for being a part of our journey, we’re looking forward to another great year ahead of investing education. In today’s episode, we’re taking a step back to recap all of the most important things we’ve learned over the past year. For show notes and more in...

This week on InvestED, we’re talking about real estate investing and discussing the importance of viewing this type of investment as a business. We’ll share how to avoid common mistakes made by most real estate investors, and the ways you can make a real estate investment profitable. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

How can a company that appears to be dead still be a valuable investment? Ben Graham used to buy companies like this all the time in the ‘30s. We like to call them “zombie companies,” and in today’s episode, we’re going to go step-by-step through the process of finding out how much a zombie company can be worth, and why you might consider buying one. For show notes and more information visit www.i...

What is payback time? This week we discuss the calculation of how long it takes to get your money back from an investment and a great way to figure out what you would buy a private business for. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you know how to value a company? This week on InvestED, we dive deeper into the four methods of valuation. We will also take another look at our lemonade stand and use it to illustrate how to use each method. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does meditation have to do with investing? This week we drill into the depths of great investing and discuss how to be mindful with your money as you invest in your future. We explain the role emotions play in our financial decisions, as well as ways to practice mindfulness in investing and in life. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad cho...

What does it mean to invest with your values? This week we discuss why it’s important to have control over your money and a say in what it is invested in. Those of you investing in indexes and mutual funds might be shocked to see what your money is being put into. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we’re looking at our lemonade stand and running a margin of safety analysis. We decide how much we should pay per share in order to have an excellent return on our investment. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the four numbers you need in order to calculate the intrinsic value of a business. Once we have this value, we’ll apply it to our Lemonade Stand example and be one step closer to determining the price you should pay for a business. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are diving deep into our Lemonade Stand and Real Estate examples to learn how to effectively evaluate a company. We’ll talk about market trends, step-by-step calculations and how to get the best return for your investment. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we continue on the “Valuation Train” discussing in detail the ways to identify profitable businesses. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we continue with our lemonade stand and real estate property. We determine which price we should pay when purchasing a business and how to determine the Capitalization Rate. For more info visit: investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you all for listening to InvestED! We're happy to give you our 50th episode. This week we discuss our lemonade stand from episode 45 and why Capitalization Rate is important. We're really getting into the weeds now. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are robo-advisors going to make human advisors obsolete? This week we discuss how robo-advisors invest for you based on the concept of modern portfolio theory. Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does volatility mean that you’re taking more risk? This week we discuss short-term thinking vs. long-term thinking in investing and why your relationship with risk might be related to your thinking. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices