By Andrew Sather, Stephen Morris, and Evan Raidt | Stock Market Guide to Buying Stocks

The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom

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Learn how to master the stock market without the hype or the headache. This podcast breaks down complex investing into simple, "chill" strategies you can actually use. From comparing giant rivals like Coke vs. Pepsi to spotting red flags in "Superstar CEOs," we show you how to look at the numbers and ignore the noise. Whether you are just starting out, moving away from debt, or looking for a steadier way to build wealth, we provide the clear, jargon-free guidance you need to grow your portfolio with confidence. Stop chasing "get-rich-quick" schemes and start building your path to financial fre...

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By Andrew Sather, Stephen Morris, and Evan Raidt | Stock Market Guide to Buying Stocks

Episodes

IFB34: The Truth about Analyst Reports Interview with Sasha Evdakov 13.10.2017 37:10

Welcome to episode 34 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's episode, we will discuss analyst reports with Sasha Evdakov of Tradersfly.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB33: Before Investing in Real Estate... Check out REITs 06.10.2017 34:30

Welcome to episode 33 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we will discuss REITs and whether or not they are a good investment for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB32: An Example Buy and Sell Stock Checklist 29.09.2017 52:21

Welcome to episode 32 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss stock checklists and the importance of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB31: Millionaire Jobs: Interview with the Engineer Who Did it in 10 Years 22.09.2017 47:51

Welcome to episode 31 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we will be discussing how to become a millionaire in 10 short years. In this episode, we are interviewing Justin from rootofgood.com, who has found financial freedom at a very young age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB30: Quotes of Wisdom from Baupost Group's Seth Klarman 15.09.2017 28:32

Welcome to episode 30 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss some of the timeless wisdom of Seth Klarman. One of the finest value investors out there, he has loads of great quotes and advice to help make you a better investor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB29: Betrayal by Recency Bias and Other Psychological Factors 08.09.2017 34:17

Welcome to episode 29 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we will discuss some of our thoughts on biases that can affect your investment decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB28: To Pay, or not to Pay for Investment Services 25.08.2017 42:49

Welcome to episode 28 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we will discuss Andrew's eLetter service and a response to a note written by a listener in regards to that service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB27: 6 Unconventional Investing Principles for Beginners 18.08.2017 49:46

Welcome to episode 27 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we are going to discuss some of Andrew's 6 unconventional investing principles. These are some great ideas that are not talked about enough and can help you in your investing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB26: Combining Earnings Yield and the Return on Capital Formula 11.08.2017 38:29

Welcome to episode 26 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss the Magic Formula and how it is put together. We break down the numbers and formulas to help you understand this great tool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB25: Tulip Mania, Intrinsic Value, and the Student Loan Bubble 05.08.2017 42:58

Welcome to session 25 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's session, we discuss to the formation of bubbles and how they operate. Using the lessons learned from Tulip Mania we talk about the bubble that is forming around student loan debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB24: Examples of Everyday Investors who became Millionaire Investors 28.07.2017 29:23

Welcome to session 24 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss some real life examples of people investing in the stock market and making it big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB23: Warren Buffett Investment Advice to the Average Investor 21.07.2017 45:27

Welcome to session 23 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss some of our favorite Warren Buffett quotes and the impact they have had on us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB22: Finding Investment Ideas with a Reliable Stock Screener 12.07.2017 37:06

Welcome to session 22 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's session, we discuss stock screeners and how to use them to find great investment ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB21: The Benjamin Graham for Finding a Margin of Safety 03.07.2017 25:15

Welcome to session 21 of the Investors for Beginners podcast. In today's session, we continue our discussion of the seminal book, the Intelligent Investor. In today's show, we talk about Chapter 20, which includes topics such as calculating a margin of safety. Which is arguably one of the most important subjects ever written. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB20: The Intelligent Investor Summary of Chapter 8 and Mr. Market 15.06.2017 41:46

Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's session we discuss the Intelligent Investor and we are going to focus on one of Warren Buffett's favorite chapters. This chapter discusses Mr. Market among other great topics, such as diversification, Dow Theory, and charactaristics of a bull market. Join us to learn more about this amazing book and we will continue next week with Chapter...

IFB19: Portfolio Management as it Relates to Dollar Cost Averaging 08.06.2017 42:46

Welcome to session 19 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's session, we discuss how to manage your portfolio as it relates to dollar cost averaging. This very important strategy can help smooth out your returns and allow you to add smaller amounts to the market and increase your returns over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB18: Your Path to Financial Freedom Explained 31.05.2017 28:11

Welcome to session 18 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss the ideas and methods behind starting down the path of financial freedom. Each person's path is going to be a little different, but the basic ideas and philosophies are all going to be the same. Save money, invest it, watch it grow and enjoy your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

IFB17: Cash Flow Statement: Operating Activities, Investing, and Financing 24.05.2017 45:45

Welcome to session 17 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. Today we talk all things cash flow statement. We give you a run down on how to read a cash flow statement and what to look for, and what to look out for. This is an interesting discussion as we dive deep into Berkshire Hathaway's cash flow statement. This statement provides us with the free cash flow that the company can use to reinvest...

IFB16: The Stock Market Has Seen the Snapchat Stock Story Before 17.05.2017 28:37

Thank you for joining us for session 16 today. In today's session, Andrew and I are going to discuss IPOs and the dangers of investing in unknown company's like Snapchat. With the recent earnings report, which was the first since Snapchat had gone public, the stock tanked 20% in one day and has not done well since its IPO. Andrew and I discuss why and how you can avoid these value traps in your in...

IFB15: What Other Investing Strategies Are Out There? 10.05.2017 52:54

Welcome to session 15 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's session we chat with Allan, who is a new investor, just started two weeks ago. He has some great questions for us today and the main discussion centers around the different styles of investing out there. Of course, Andrew and I have fun taking turns talking about some of the other strategies, in addition to value investing, w...

IFB14: Why Investing Metrics Are More of a Guideline than a Blueprint 03.05.2017 51:42

Welcome to session 14 of the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss why investing metrics are a guideline as opposed to a blueprint. We go into depth on why you use these metrics to guide you, not make your decisions for you. We also discuss some other great topics, such as dividends, stock screeners, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

IFB13: The Unreliability of Forward P/E and 10% Dividend Stocks 26.04.2017 43:35

In session 13 we have a Q&A with Steven who is a beginning investor with some terrific questions about dividends and the forward P/E. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB12: The Validity of Scuttlebutt Investing and Qualitative Analysis 19.04.2017 32:54

Quantitative investing versus qualitative is an ongoing battle but utilizing scuttlebutt investing and numbers is a great way to find awesome companies. In today's session, Andrew and I discuss our thoughts on quantitative versus qualitative. Andrew is very much a numbers guy and I am more a mix of the two. We both agree that using scuttlebutt has its merits but should be used in conjunction with...

IFB11: A Complete Guide to the Most Useful Stock Valuation Methods 12.04.2017 1:08:10

Using stock valuation methods to discover and screen for great companies is a great way to find investment opportunities. In this session, we will talk about seven of the stock valuation methods that we use to help us be better investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IFB10: Making a Quant Investing Approach Inspired by Baseball Sabermetrics 05.04.2017 39:17

Baseball and value investing have more in common than you would think. The study of numbers or sabermetrics has had a huge influence on baseball. Similarly, there has been a tremendous influence from quant investing in value investing. Warren Buffett is a very big fan of baseball and he has used that influence to adapt several philosophies from baseball to his investing. Learn more about your ad c...