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RWH037: Celebrating Charlie Munger w/ Mohnish Pabrai, Tom Gayner, Joel Greenblatt, & Chris Davis Dec 10, 2023

Show notes

In this special tribute, William Green celebrates the life & legacy of investing legend Charlie Munger. He shares personal anecdotes about his own interactions with Charlie & showcases an array of rich insights about Charlie from four famed investors: Mohnish Pabrai, Tom Gayner, Joel Greenblatt, & Chris Davis. They share some of Charlie’s most valuable lessons about investing, business, & life while also conveying what made him such an inspiring & idiosyncratic character.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

03:18 - What it was like for William Green to interview Charlie Munger.

10:07 - What William learned from Charlie about trying to be less stupid.

37:14 - How Charlie’s friendship changed Mohnish Pabrai’s life.

4:48 - What was distinctive about Charlie’s reading habits.

55:59 - How his hard, brusque exterior concealed a soft, sensitive interior.

1:04:50 - Why it’s a huge competitive advantage to be trustworthy.

1:22:50 - How Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger surpassed General Electric.

1:33:36 - Why it’s invaluable to have a partner who challenges your beliefs.

1:37:17 - What Charlie taught Chris Davis about how to learn from our mistakes.

1:49:17 - How to succeed by structuring your life to avoid your weaknesses.

1:55:30 - How Charlie was different from Warren.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Poor Charlie’s Almanackby Charles T. Munger & Peter D. Kaufman
Listen to William Green’s podcast interview with Mohnish Pabraior watch the video.
Tune in to William Green’s podcast interview with Tom Gayneror watch the video.
Listen to William Green’s podcast interview with Chris Davis or watch the video.
Tune in to William Green’s podcast interview with Joel Greenblatt or watch the video.
William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book
Follow William Green on X (AKA Twitter)
Check out the books mentioned in the podcast here.

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Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
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Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.

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BTC159: Binance, GBTC, FinCEN and More w/ Joe Carlasare & HODL (Bitcoin Podcast) Dec 06, 2023

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Preston Pysh brings back legal expert, Joe Carlasare and Bitcoin OG, American HODL, to talk about all things Bitcoin. This episode encompasses a wide-ranging, candid conversation about all the events happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:32 - What is happening with Binance and the DOJ?

01:32 - Will the CEO of Binance potentially do any jail time?

33:32 - What is happening with Genesis and DCG?

33:32 - Did DCG defraud both retail and institutional investors?

33:32 - Does this impact GBTC at all?

54:57 - Is the DOJ going to pursue any crypto influencers?

01:17:13 - Potential rate cuts and QE in the 1Q of 2024.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Joe Carlasare's Twitter.
Joe Carlasare's Legal Practice.
American HODL on Twitter.
American HODL on Nostr.
Related episode: Listen to BTC135: Binance & Coinbase Vs the SEC w/ Joe Carlasare & HODL, or watch the video.
Related episode: Listen to BTC154: Bitcoin and Macro Mastermind Q4 2023, or watch the video.

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Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with thebest business podcasts.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcasts here.

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TIP591: Currencies and Debt w/ Lyn Alden Dec 03, 2023

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In this episode, Stig Brodersen talks with investment expert Lyn Alden about currencies, debt, inflation, and how to invest in an uncertain world.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

06:00 - Why the bull theses are always more thoughtful and plentiful, and how to account for that.

18:47 - The relationships between debt, inflation, and wars.

26:53 - How to best take advantage of debt in your portfolio.

33:53 - How capital controls work.

46:54 - How a debt restructuring works in practice.

49:02 - Can technology be so deflationary that the FED can print us to inflation?

1:00:08 - The future role of the Euro on the global scene.

1:09:24 - Whether China is in a balance sheet recession.

1:11:46 - The pros and cons of Argentina dollarizing its economy.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Lyn Alden’s book, Broken Money – Read reviews here.
Listen to our interview with Lyn Alden about her book Broken Moneyor watch the video.
Tune into our interview with Lyn Alden aboutHow the Fed Went Broke or watch the video.
Listen to our interview with Lyn Alden about Macro and the Energy Marketor watch the video.
Tune into our interview with Lyn Alden about Money or watch the video.
Listen to our interview with Lyn Alden about Gold and Commodities or watch the video.
Lyn Alden's free website.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcasts here.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.

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TIP590: Lifelong Learning w/ Jim Kwik Nov 30, 2023

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Clay Finck is joined by brain expert — Jim Kwik. They discuss how we can upgrade our brains by rethinking our purpose, revitalizing our energy, and taking small, simple steps every day. They also cover Jim’s tips for reading faster and improving retention to get more out of every page you read.

Jim Kwik is a New York Times bestselling author, brain coach, and the host of the Kwik Brain Podcast. He has served as the brain enhancement and high-performance coach and trainer to many of the world’s most admired Fortune 500 CEOs and a variety of public figures and celebrities, including Bill Gates, Tom Brady, Richard Branson, Stan Lee, Oprah Winfrey, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX Team. Jim puts high-level people in the position to use their brain power at optimum levels.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:33 - Why we should reconsider the practices we use to learn.

06:46 - Why all behavior is belief-driven.

10:11 - The number one asset we have to achieve anything we desire.

13:16 - The framework Jim uses to stay motivated.

17:45 - Arnold Schwarzenegger’s advice to Jim on what it takes to be the best in your field.

26:46 - How a strong sense of purpose can help anchor us in thinking long-term.

29:49 - How we can reach the flow state.

34:24 - Ways in which we can improve our focus and concentration.

36:43 - Why great questions will lead us to the answers we need.

47:43 - The mental benefits of a reading habit.

52:32 - Why it’s oftentimes better to read a book rather than listen to an audiobook.

56:15 - How you can increase reading retention.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Communityto engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Jim’s Book: Limitless.
Jim’s Podcast: Kwik Brain.
Find out your brain type here.
Jay Papasan’s book: The One Thing.
Learn more about the Berkshire Summit by clicking here or emailing Clay at clay@theinvestorspodcast.com.
Related Episode:TIP464: The Billionaire Coach’s Playbook w/ Matt Spielman or watch the video.
Related Episode: TIP494: The Worldly Wisdom of Charlie Munger or watch the video.
Related Episode: TIP571: Charlie Munger and the Psychology of Human Misjudgment or watch the video.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.

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Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

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BTC158: Systemic Bond Issues & Bitcoin's Impact w/ James Lavish (Bitcoin Podcast) Nov 29, 2023

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James Lavish joins Preston Pysh to help understand an interesting situation where we’re starting to see failed treasury auctions, enormous recessionary pressures building in the markets, along with a reverse repo facility that’s getting drained at a breakneck pace.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - What is James currently seeing that's going to dominate the markets in 2024?

21:03 - What happened with the recent treasury auction tail that caused a 3 SD move in price action?

29:52 - What is fundamentally causing a poor auction like that to happen?

01:01:41 - What is something James is excited about in 2024?

01:03:55 - How does James see Bitcoin's performance in 2024 with such a macro situation playing out?

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

James on Twitter.
James' Newsletter.
James' VC Firm.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with thebest business podcasts.

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Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

TIP589: Stock Market Crises & Bubbles w/ Brendan Hughes Nov 26, 2023

Show notes

Clay Finck is joined by Brendan Hughes to chat about his new book – Markets in Chaos. The book explores various market crises including the covid-19 pandemic, hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, the stock market bubble in Iceland during the great financial crisis, and much more.

Brendan is a Registered Investment Advisor for Lafayette Investments and has more than a decade of industry experience in investments and public finance. Lafayette Investments has $720 million in assets under management and primarily caters to high-net-worth individuals.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro.

02:12 - What a market crisis is.

05:42 - Why it’s important to study history as investors.

09:11 - What led to hyperinflation in Zimbabwe.

15:14 - The market crisis in Iceland that led to their stock market falling by 95%.

28:09 - The lost decade of Japan.

32:11 - Potential parallels between the bubble in Japan and markets in the US today.

47:53 - Brendan’s biggest takeaways from studying market crises.

53:44 - The US energy crisis in the 1970s.

58:06 - Companies that perform best during inflationary periods.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Brendan’s book: Markets in Chaos.
Brendan’s firm: Lafayette Investments.
Learn more about the Berkshire Summit by clicking here or emailing Clay at clay@theinvestorspodcast.com.
Related Episode: TIP542: The Crisis is Bigger Than Banks w/ Jeremy Granthamor watch the video.
Connect with Brendan on LinkedIn.
Follow Clay on Twitter.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

BTC157: Personal AI Models and Bitcoin w/ Jeff Booth (Bitcoin Podcast) Nov 22, 2023

Show notes

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

Why is Jeff training an AI agent to personify himself?
How could such an agent potentially be used in the future?
What does this mean for overall productivity for people that have the means to train such an agent?
What other things might happen as a result of this AI growth?
What is the difference between the way Jeff is training his AI versus the way Preston is training his?
What method will win in the long-haul for training AI agents?
Is there concern people should have with providing the data for these agents?
How does Bitcoin enter into this equation?
Why are Jeff and Preston so interesting in the FinCEN proposal that was recently released for comment?

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with thebest business podcasts.

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

TIP588: Lucrative Opportunities in Private Credit w/ Nelson Chu Nov 19, 2023

Show notes

On today’s episode, Clay is joined by Nelson Chu to do a deep dive on private credit.

Nelson Chu is an experienced serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Percent, the modern credit marketplace. After witnessing the inefficiencies in the private credit markets, Nelson was inspired to transform this industry for the better and founded Percent in 2018.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro.

02:25 - Why we may continue to see a decline in the use of the 60/40 portfolio.

06:56 - The state of credit markets today.

12:38 - How private credit fits into the bigger credit market picture.

13:16 - What has led to the massive growth of private credit since the great financial crisis.

17:22 - How a typical private credit deal is structured.

22:50 - Why companies utilize private credit in their capital structure.

26:05 - Current interest rates in a private credit deal.

26:26 - Default rates in private credit.

38:40 - How Percent is helping satisfy high demand in the private credit market.

41:23 - How to get diversified in private credit.

52:02 - The most important things to understand prior to investing in private credit.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Check out our newly released TIP Mastermind Community.
Learn more about Percent.
Learn more about the Berkshire Summit by clicking here or emailing Clay at clay@theinvestorspodcast.com.
Related Episode: TIP559 Mastering the Market Cycle by Howard Marks or watch the video.
Follow Clay on Twitter.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with thebest business podcasts.

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BTC156: Bitcoin is Not A Hedge w/ Parker Lewis (Bitcoin Podcast) Nov 15, 2023

Show notes

Preston Pysh talks to Parker Lewis about his most recent article, Bitcoin is Not a Hedge, what he thinks about the upcoming cycle, whether the halving cycle still matters, whether corporations will be taking a larger part in the coming cycle, and much, much more.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Why Parker is of the opinion that Bitcoin is NOT a hedge to inflation?

12:10 - How are you helping people visualize that Bitcoin is a store of value?

29:01 - What Bitcoin is actually backed by.

39:35 - What Bitcoin's next bull market might look like.

45:19 - Why match conviction with knowledge.

01:05:02 - Parker's new book.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Parker Lewis' Twitter.
All articles that Parker has written.
Parker's New Book, Gradually Then Suddenly.
Parker's new Company Zaprite.
Parker's company Unchained Capital.
Parker's presentation on Bitcoin is Not a Hedge.
Related episode: Listen to BTC092: Bitcoin Energy & Custody w/ Parker Lewis & Will Cole, or watch the video.
Related episode: Listen to BTC069: Bitcoin Retirement Planning & Self Custody w/ Parker Lewis & Jeff Vandrew, or watch the video.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with thebest business podcasts.