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TIP529: Joel Tillinghast & Uncovering the Art of Outperformance Feb 28, 2023

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On today’s episode, Clay Finck reviews Joel Tillinghast’s book, Big Money Thinks Small, and does analysis on two companies built around acquisitions - Brown and Brown Insurance and Constellation Software.

Joel is an incredible long-term investor as he has consistently outperformed the market and currently manages around $70 billion at Fidelity. Peter Lynch, who hired Joel at Fidelity, has described Joel as “one of the greatest, most successful stock pickers of all time.”

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

06:04 - Why some level of speculation is required in every investment.

08:07 - What speculations are acceptable in Joel Tillinghast’s conservative investment approach.

10:34 - What you need to understand about a company prior to investing.

13:02 - Why Tillinghast avoids investing in gold.

20:20 - Why investing in countries with the fastest GDP growth rate isn’t a wise investment strategy.

29:52 - Clay’s insights into two acquisition-focused companies - Brown and Brown Insurance and Constellation Software.

37:27 - Why Constellation Software may be worth further investigation for stock pickers interested in high quality businesses.

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.
Joel Tillinghast’s book Big Money Thinks Small.
Newsletter: The Risks in Owning Chinese Equities.
Listen to Trey’s Interview with Josh Young Covering Oil, or watch the video.
Chris Mayer’s blog post on Constellation Software.
Check out Clay’s episode covering legendary British Investor Terry Smith. Watch the video here.
Don’t miss our review of Four Wide Moat Stocks for 2023. Watch the video here.
Follow Clay on Twitter.

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TIP528: Mastermind Q1 2023 w/ Tobias Carlisle and Hari Ramachandra Feb 26, 2023

Show notes

Stig speaks to Tobias Carlisle and Hari Ramachandra. Stig only owns five individual stocks, and in this episode, he outlines why he added Spotify as the newest addition to his portfolio. Hari’s pick, Disney, has recently been extremely volatile, and Tobias pitches Amgen, a value stock with strong downside protection in uncertain times.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

0:00 - Intro

01:24 - Why Hari is bullish on Disney (Ticker: DIS)

34:39 - Why Stig has invested in Spotify (Ticker: SPOT) as one of the five stocks he owns

1:00:46 - Why Toby is bull on Amgen (Ticker: AMGN)

1:31:18 - Whether Chatbot GPT will disrupt Google’s wide moat.

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.
Meet up with Stig, Toby, and Hari at the TIP events at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s meeting.
Listen to Mastermind Discussion Q1 2022 - TIP418 or watch the video.
Listen to Mastermind Discussion Q2 2022 - TIP450 or watch the video.
Listen to Mastermind Discussion Q3 2022 - TIP475 or watch the video.
Listen to Mastermind Discussion Q4 2022 - TIP496 or watch the video.
Our FREE stock analysis resource,Intrinsic Value Index.
Subscribe to ourFREE Intrinsic Value Assessments.
Tobias Carlisle's podcast, The Acquires Podcast.
Tobias Carlisle's ETF, ZIG.
Tobias Carlisle's ETF, Deep.
Tobias Carlisle's book, The Acquirer's Multiple – read reviews of this book
Tobias Carlisle's Acquirer's Multiple stock screener: AcquirersMultiple.com.
Tweet directly to Tobias Carlisle.
Hari's Blog: BitsBusiness.com
Tweet directly to Hari Ramachandra.

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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.

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TIP527: The Epic Collapse of GE w/ William Cohan Feb 24, 2023

Show notes

Trey talks to New York Times bestselling author William Cohan about GE's history, including founder Thomas Edison, Jack Welch's controversial career & successes, Warren Buffett's investment on GE, and much more!

William Cohan's latest book, titled "Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon," chronicles the incredible history of General Electric, which was often the largest and most esteemed company in the world over its 130-year existence.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

0:00 - Intro

07:31 - The origin story of GE, starting with founder Thomas Edison with backing from JP Morgan.

11:19 - Why Charlie Coffin might be the best CEO of all time.

23:54 - The dark side of Jack Welch and his career at GE, as well as the many successes.

56:37 - How Jeff could have saved the company by listening to Bill Gross and Jim Grant.

59:55 The debate on whether Jack handed his successor, Jeff Immelt, a “royal flush” or an open grenade.

63:49 - Warren Buffett’s bet on the company.

63:15 - Why the company has now been deconstructed into 3 separate entities.

67:18 - The many cycles that repeated over its 130 year history.

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.
Visit William Cohan website.
Check out Power Failure book.
Check out GE website.
Trey Lockerbie'sTwitter.
William Cohan's 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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BTC118: Deep Dive Aftermath of SBF and the FTX Disaster w/ Mark Goodwin (Bitcoin Podcast) Feb 22, 2023

Show notes

There has been a lot of news coverage on Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX disaster and all the pieces that led to its final meltdown. Mark Goodwin is the writer of the newly released article covering all the ins and outs of this major financial news story. And we cover it all in this episode.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:33 - Mark's thoughts on the cover of the Magazine.

05:35 - The timeline of FTX's founding.

09:59 - SBF's network and how was it even possible.

25:28 - Why and how SBF donated to 456 individual political campaigns.

31:36 - Where did 80,394 Bitcoin go in the Luna Foundation?

39:09 - Who was Nikolai Mushegian and why is he important?

01:00:57 - The current digital dollar pilot program with the FED of New York and BNY Mellon.

01:03:43 - Mark's thoughts on everything being about the dollar vs Bitcoin.

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.
Mark Goodwin's Article about SBF and FTX.
Mark Goodwin'sTwitter.

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

TIP526: Quality Investing: Lessons from Terry Smith Feb 21, 2023

Show notes

On today’s episode, Clay Finck discusses the investment philosophies and framework of Terry Smith, who is the founder and CEO of Fundsmith and also known as the Warren Buffett of Great Britain.

Smith started Fundsmith in 2010, and ever since has returned 478% to his investors versus his benchmark returning 256%. He did this using the simple framework of buying good companies, not overpaying, and holding them for the long-term.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:12 - Why Terry Smith only seeks to own high-quality companies.

04:52 - How investors can go about determining the quality of a business.

08:01 - How Terry Smith compares the valuation of his portfolio against that of the S&P 500.

15:15 - Why investors must be cognizant of stock-based compensation when valuing a company.

29:28 - Why macroeconomic views and opinions are irrelevant for investors in quality businesses.

46:39 Why stocks are the best long-term investment relative to other asset classes.

53:51 - What Terry Smith’s top US equity holdings are today.

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.
Terry Smith’s Shareholder Letters.
Rebecca’s Article on Mean Reversion.
Don’t miss our review of Four Wide Moat Stocks for 2023.
Check out our takeaways from Warren Buffett's Shareholder Letters.
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.

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

HELP US OUT!

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

RWH022: Multi-billionaire Masterclass w/ Ray Dalio Feb 19, 2023

Show notes

William chats with Ray Dalio, one of the most successful investors of all time. Ray, whose net worth is estimated at $19.1 billion, founded the world’s largest hedge fund firm, Bridgewater Associates, which manages about $150 billion. He’s also the author of the #1 NYT bestseller “Principles: Life & Work,” which has sold over 4 million copies. Here, Ray shares invaluable lessons on how to develop your own principles for success, overcome your biggest obstacles, construct a resilient portfolio, invest wisely in China, think rationally about Bitcoin, & build a happy life that suits your personality. This is a true masterclass on investing & life.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:42 - How Ray Dalio’s habit of writing down his principles changed his life.

08:40 - Why it’s critical to understand yourself & find paths that suit your nature.

11:32 - What Ray discovered about his strengths, weaknesses, values, & motivations.

12:25 - How he succeeds by collaborating with people who are strong where he’s weak.

12:50 - What business leaders like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, & Reed Hastings have in common.

16:08 - How to convert your experiences into principles that will guide your decisions.

17:29 - What Ray learned about risk & survival after a disastrous investment mistake.

21:44 - How he taught himself to embrace pain, harnessing it to become a better investor.

26:59 - How meditation empowers him to make decisions in a calm & centered way.

31:32 - How to apply his five-step process for getting what you want out of life.

32:16 - How to improve your life by identifying the “one big thing” that stands in your way.

45:08 - How to combat your ego & your blind-spots.

47:23 - Why he’s comfortable investing billions in China, despite the uncertainties.

45:31 - How he balances risk & reward by seeking to own 15 “good, uncorrelated bets.”

52:00 - How regular investors can construct a well-diversified, resilient portfolio.

57:16 - What we should learn from the bubble & bust of high-tech stocks & crypto.

1:01:39 - Why he’s deeply skeptical about Bitcoin.

1:05:43 - How economies are driven by credit cycles, & where the U.S. stands in this cycle.

1:18:13 - How to prepare for the future by knowing where you are in the three phases of life.

1:23:57 - Why Ray is becoming more spiritual in the third & final phase of his life.

1:33:18 - Why he’s happy to cede control of his investment firm to a new generation of leaders.

1:38:10 - Why Ray sees ocean exploration, not space exploration, as the greatest adventure of all.

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.
Listen to William Green's 2022 interview with Ray Dalio, The Changing World Order - TIP410, or watch the video.
Principles: Your Guided Journal by Ray Dalio.
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio.
Ray Dalio’s animated video on How the Economic Machine Works.
Ray Dalio’s animated video on Principles for Success.
Ray Dalio’s animated video onPrinciples for Dealing with the Changing World Order.
Follow Ray Dalio on LinkedIn.
Take the free PrinciplesYou personality assessment test.
William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” –read the reviews of this book.
Follow William Green on Twitter.

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TIP525: Secrets from a Private Billionaire Club w/ Michael Sonnenfeldt Feb 17, 2023

Show notes

Trey speaks with accomplished real estate entrepreneur, Michael Sonnenfeldt, about his experiences and takeaways from his private club, Tiger 21, as well as his early life achievements and other topics. Michael is also the author of the book, "Think Bigger: And 39 Other Winning Strategies from Successful Entrepreneurs."

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:46 - What Michael learned from achieving his dreams early in his thirties.

19:59 - What he’s learned from subsequent wins and losses.

36:16 - How it led him to found Tiger 21 and how he leverages surveys from the group to better understand the economy and preserving wealth.

55:14 - Michael’s personal views on recession risks, education, meditation.

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.
Visit Tiger 21 Website.
Think Bigger Book.
Check out Michael Sonnenfeldt's Website.
Check out Trey Lockerbie'sTwitter.

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:

HELP US OUT!

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

BTC117: Bitcoin and the Start of the Information Era w/ Luke Broyles (Bitcoin Podcast) Feb 15, 2023

Show notes

Preston Pysh talks with Luke Broyles about Bitcoin's impact from a monetary historical perspective. Luke has been creating a lot of great content around why Bitcoin is so important, how we're at the start of the information era, and why scarce digital monetary units are so vital at such a point in time.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

05:32 - An overview of monetary history.

12:54 - Hyperinflation examples and boom bust empires.

11:17 - Why we might be at the end of an era.

47:32 - The global game theory.

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.
Luke Broyles' Twitter Account.

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

TIP524: Four Wide Moat Stocks for 2023 Feb 14, 2023

Show notes

On today’s episode, Clay breaks down four wide moat stocks to be considered for 2023. If you’ve been following along with the show for quite some time, you know that Warren Buffett loves companies with wide moats. These are the companies that are most equipped to handle the constant disruption occurring in the capitalistic marketplace.

However, even some of the widest moat and highest quality companies can be a poor investment if you pay too high of a price, so I also brought that into consideration when selecting these four companies. If you enjoy learning about individual stocks and what makes a great company, you won’t want to miss this great episode.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:58 - What it means for a company to have a wide economic moat.

03:53 - Why a wide moat is critical to assess and succeed as an investor.

05:03 - Why technology companies offer some of the most attractive opportunities for value investors.

09:42 - Why Clay believes that Alphabet and Amazon offer good value in today’s market.

26:54 - Why Amazon is a “forever hold” for legendary investors like Nick Sleep and Bill Miller.

38:58 - What super investors have taken positions in Alphabet and Amazon.

43:20 - What makes S&P Global and Sherwin Williams both companies with very strong moats.

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.
Adam Seessel’s book: Where the Money Is.
Listen to John Huber chatting about Amazon on Millennial Investing, or watch the video.
Security Analysis Newsletter.
Check out our takeaways from Warren Buffett's Shareholder Letters. Watch the video here.
Don’t miss Clay’s review of The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier. Watch the video here.
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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Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

HELP US OUT!

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TIP523: Financial Wisdom w/ Cullen Roche Feb 12, 2023

Show notes

Stig Brodersen has invited back investment expert Cullen Roche to discuss how to optimize your portfolio for financial independence and sleeping well at night.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:05 - What the difference is between CPI and PCE.

08:31 - Whether central bankers should be elected?

14:46 - What the velocity of money is, and how it impacts inflation?

19:08 - What it means for inflation and the US dollar that the world is decoupling.

28:19 - What a balance sheet recession is and why it is important to understand investors.

34:15 - Whether the 60/40 portfolio is still working.

41:02 - Which longer cycle we are missing in the financial markets.

41:34 - Whether the next 40 years of stock market performance will look like the previous 40 years.

46:28 - Whether central banks fight global warming?

54:31 - Which portfolio to build for independence and sleeping well at night.

1:09:30 - Which bias does the new generation of investors have.

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.
Listen to Stig's interview with Cullen Roche about Macro Investing - TIP486 or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to Inflation Masterclass Continued - TIP472 or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to Inflation Update and the recent FOMC Meeting - TIP420 or watch the video.
Cullen Roche's website, The Discipline Funds.
Cullen Roche's website, Pragmatic Capitalism.
Tweet directly to Cullen Roche.
Email Cullen at cullenroche@orcamgroup.com.
Cullen Roche'sYouTube channel.
Cullen Roche’s book, Pragmatic Capitalism – Read reviews here.
Gavin Jackson’s book, Money in One Lesson - Read reviews 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 thebest business podcasts.

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

HELP US OUT!

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

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