The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 02:30 - What Warren Buffett’s 12 investment principles are. 08:26 - Why Buffett has largely avoided technology companies over his career. 14:07 - Why Buffett loves companies that repurchase shares. 28:32 - Tips that Buffett shares to help us assess a management team. 31:02 - How to calculate the intrinsic value of a company. 37:50 - Why investing psychology is critic...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:22 - Why and how do we need to understand the macro environment when we invest 07:18 - Why we should think of the economy as we think of the human body 19:02 - Why the traditional buy-and-hold equity strategy is flawed 26:20 - Why a house we live in is typically not a good investment 35:16 - How has the stock market performed after inflation and taxes?  40:38 - Wh...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 03:40 - Why Josh believes we are at an Entropic Apex in the current markets. 06:14 - His beliefs around peace through strength and why he backed billionaire Palmer Luckey’s new defense startup, Andruil.  27:06 - Why Stan Druckenmiller invested in Lux early on, alongside Bill Conway, the billionaire co-founder of the Carlyle Group. 41:38 - Josh’s belief that we should...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:20 - Jeff's first principles overview of energy, money, and resource optimization. 12:42 - Why is the adoption of Bitcoin bottom up and not top down? 15:41 - A system of growing misinformation and why. 25:47 - Why are open protocols so difficult to understand? 32:29 - What is the blockchain Trilemma? 40:12 - Why is decentralization combined with security for the f...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 02:49 - How Buffett came around to purchasing Geico. 07:45 - Why Buffett’s reputation helped him get a fantastic deal on Nebraska Furniture Mart. 10:33 - Why the efficient market hypothesis is partially false. 12:13 - How Salomon Brothers nearly destroyed Buffett’s reputation. 26:35 - How Berkshire Hathaway faired through the 1999 tech bubble. 43:23 - How Buffett for...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 12:49 - How Annie Duke got sick, quit academia, & became a professional poker player. 18:24 - How poker taught her to “embrace uncertainty” & recognize the limits of what we know. 27:26 - How a legendary poker champion taught her to think more rationally about luck & loss. 37:45 - Why it’s important to think probabilistically—and how to strengthen this skill. 41:49 -...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 06:22 - The recent bids on CDS through Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and others. 15:09 - Why Cathie recently stepped down as portfolio manager for 2 of ARKs ETFs. 23:30 - Cathie’s belief that we will experience a deflationary surprise, which could reverse the FED’s current plan of action. 26:33 - Cathie’s thoughts on energy, unemployment numbers and other market indic...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:48 - Why does Michael believe that if the money isn't scarce, every desirable good on the planet will become scarce? 09:25 - What is irrational urgency and why does it exist with a fiat system? 21:07 - Is it possible to not inject energy into money and keep it sound? 30:41 - Why do so many people miscalculate how much energy Bitcoin will use in the future? 38:19 -...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:08:46 - Who the key figures were in Buffett’s development as an investor. 00:09:58 - Benjamin Graham’s definition of an investment. 00:10:21 - What it means to invest with a margin of safety. 00:22:23 - What cigar butt companies are and how they made Warren a fortune. 00:28:59 - How Charlie Munger helped shape Warren’s investment approach. 00:44:29 - Why Buffett l...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:46 - How and why did Trey and William get hired? 12:52 - What the business model of The Investor’s Podcast Network is. 15:11 - What the Free Cash Flow is of The Investor’s Podcast Network. 23:47 - How potential buyers have been approaching the Investor’s Podcast Network. 30:23 - Why The Investor’s Podcast Network is not optimizing for profit but happiness on the t...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:48 - How Stig and Preston met and why they started The Investor’s Podcast together.  10:05 - When did Stig and Preston know that the podcast would be successful. 19:33 - What the pivotal moments were along the way. 25:28 - What is the relationship between Stig and Preston today. 37:50 - Why was the bitcoin show not set up in a separate podcast feed. 40:40 - What i...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:34 - Some reasons why microcaps are outperforming some of the larger cap segments. 05:46 - How Ian compares the current market to 2008. 14:22 - Risks and opportunities appearing as interest rates move higher. 25:13 - Private Equities' recent interest in public markets. 35:50 - Some strategies and stock ideas from the recent Summit. And much, much more! *Disclaimer...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:58 - Why are property rights an important starting point for understanding the differences between Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS)? 07:41 - What is Abstract Power versus Physical Power and why are they important for understanding PoS Vs PoW? 20:45 - Why do the rules around property rights keep breaking down throughout time? 40:45 - Explain the importa...

William chats with Matthew McLennan about how to achieve resilient wealth creation, which is a central focus of William's book “Richer, Wiser, Happier." This interview was recorded on August 30, 2022. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 02:36 - How Matthew McLennan grew up off the grid without electricity or hot running water. 12:56 - What he learned as a money manager at Goldman Sachs during the dotc...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 00:03:06 - David’s current thoughts on market headlines surrounding the war in Ukraine and Russia’s chokehold on energy. 00:24:52 - David’s thoughts on the current fundraising environment. 00:32:27 - How David built Carlyle into a global PE institution. 00:36:48 - David’s early career in politics and how it led him to PE. 00:56:41 - How David approaches philanthropy....

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:21 - Sam's comments on the WEF's excitement for ETH's Proof of Stake Merge. 12:09 - Sam's overview on CBDC. 12:46 - Why Sam has concerns about what CBDC's will take away from everyday citizens. 38:40 - How Sam thinks CBDC will be implemented around the world. 47:22 - Sam explains the history of the ECB and the challenges it faces with the emerging energy crisis. 0...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:10 - Why we have cycles. 02:11 - What the credit cycle is. 09:16 - How are cycles interrelated. 11:53 - Where we are in the real estate cycle. 17:55 - Where we are right now in the cycle. 25:35 - How adjusting risk to your portfolio depends on the market cycle. 31:02 - Why junk bonds might be a good investment depends on the credit cycle. 36:10 - Which questions t...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 09:05 - How Farmland is a great hedge against both inflation and recessions. 15:41 - Why Bill Gates is the largest private owner of farmland with nearly 270,000 acres. 22:08 - Which commodities are optimal. 26:17 - How to assess a Farmland deal. 31:48 - Why Artem prioritizes US farmland. 40:34 - Where farmland should sit in a portfolio. And much, much more! *Disclaim...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:22 - The numbers around federal interest expense and rising interest rates. 23:58 - Mike's thoughts on the broad money supply being the best way to measure inflation. 28:36 - A comparison between now and 2007. 34:51 - Explaining reverse repo in a simplified way. 47:23 - How do countries use reserve to defend a currency and does the countries size matter? 48:07 - W...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 02:17 - What Tom Russo learned from a life-changing encounter with Warren Buffett in 1982. 09:53 - Why “agency” cost is one of the greatest risks facing all investors. 14:02 - Why Tom favors companies that willingly endure pain today for gain tomorrow. 16:02 - How he rode Berkshire Hathaway from $900 to more than $430,000 per share. 21:08 - Why Buffett’s team of succ...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:53 - How and when to apply metrics like P/E, P/GM and P/S depending on a company's stage in its lifecycle 12:17 - Brian’s most important attribute when valuing a company 15:22 - The difference between real moats and fake moats 27:51 - When to emphasize valuation and when not to 37:12 - Brian’s assessments of Alphabet, FIGS & AXON And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer:...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:29 - What is time stamping? 11:24 - Is Bitcoin a decentralized clock? 24:50 - Why is time keeping so important to Bitcoin? 51:45 - What does Pierre think about the big SEC announcement about exchanges regulating coins? 59:31 - Why is Bitcoin not performing like an inflation hedge against CPI? 01:10:34 - Correlation to traditional markets. 01:22:47 - When will all...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:25 - Why Stig is bullish on the small-cap company North Media A/S. (Ticker: K9041B139) 35:46 - Why Stig just bought Prosus (Ticker in the US: | Ticker in Europe: PRX) as one of his four stocks in his portfolio. 45:37 - Why Tobias is bullish on First American Financial. (Ticker: FAF) 50:46 - What the patterns typically is for a bear market. *Disclaimer: Slight time...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 07:31 - How Brian and team bootstrapped LegalZoom into the behemoth it is today. 12:17 - How Brian convinced Robert Shapiro to partner with him. 33:12 - ShoeDazzle with Kim Kardashian. 35:38 - How they launched The Honest Company to $160M in revenue in year 2. 43:33 - The secret sauce behind celebrity partnerships. 50:00 - Why he’s building a new company around baseb...

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:24 - What inspired Phil to write the book? 04:33 - How much of Satoshi's writings were not included in the book? 12:16 - What was Satoshi's greatest gift? 12:16 - What was one of the most interesting things Phil uncovered from reading all his writings? 25:03 - What are Phil's theories on who Satoshi was? 28:03 - What does Phil think of Satoshi's strange grammar an...