We Study Billionaires - The Investors Podcast

Trey Lockerbie chats with Dr. David Kass, who is a Ph.D. economist and professor at the University of Maryland. They discuss how Buffett bought Berkshire after letting his emotions get the best of him and why it was originally a huge mistake, his overpayment for Precision Castparts, and much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 09:47 - The story of how Buffett bought Berkshire after letting his emotions get the best of him and why it was originally a huge mistake. 15:04 - How he could have made hundreds of billions more had he simply invested in insurance. 20:49 - His position in Conocophillips that resulted in a loss and how even through all of that, 1 single dollar invested with Buffett in 1965 would now be worth $3.65M 23:00 - Why buying Dexter Shoes was, in Buffett's words, the worst purchase he ever made. 30:42- How he missed out on Google, Amazon, and others 41:29 - His overpayment for Precision Castparts. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podca

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 02:31 - What attracted Morgen into finance. 05:56 - How has being a CFA charter holder and being a Bitcoiner contrasted? 17:52 - What are the issues most financial advisors have with Bitcoin? 24:46 - Why do most financial advisors say "crypto" not Bitcoin? 31:06 - How do elderly people that are dependent on a fixed income strategy navigate the current markets? 38:32 - What's the best way for Bitcoin'ers to optimize their taxes? 46:34 - What do you say to couples that have different risk aversions? *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Morgen's Twitter. Morgen's Book. Morgen's Origin Wealth Advisers. New to the show? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Are you looking to start investing? Check out our article on How to Invest in St

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:09:21 - Why it’s so valuable to build unscheduled “day-dreaming time” into your day. 00:13:17 - Why it’s a competitive advantage to be a generalist in a world of specialists. 00:18:29 - What 42 years as a professor have taught Aswath about how to communicate. 00:31:14 - Why he’s intensely skeptical about the ESG movement. 00:39:46 - Why he owns no cryptocurrencies and views Bitcoin as a currency “for the paranoid.” 00:44:21 - Which investment principles guide him. 00:46:20 - How to identify the investment philosophy that fits best for you. 00:52:07 - Why he’s glad that he sold Amazon and Tesla, and how he hit the jackpot with Apple. 00:54:49 - How he values businesses by focusing on three key drivers above all else. 01:19:58 - Which investors he admires the most. 01:23:20 - Why he believes that macroeconomic forecasting makes soothsayers look good. 01:25:06 - How he maintains his serenity in difficult times, both in markets and life. 01:27:07 - Why it’s so importa

On today’s show, Stig Brodersen talks with legend value investor Mohnish Pabrai. In the interview, Mohnish Pabrai shares his thoughts on Alibaba, Tencent, a personal letter from Warren Buffett, and much more.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:18 - What Warren Buffett’s letter to Mohnish Pabrai said. 04:53 - What is Mohnish Pabrai’s driver for being an asset manager?  07:47 - What is Mohnish Pabrai’s role with Dakshana Foundation.  13:47 - Is it an advantage to spend money on research tools. 14:44 - Mohnish Pabrai’s natural biases. 24:16 - What to look for in an asset manager.  38:47 - How and why invest in a country with secular inflation and the investment case for Reysas Logistics. 48:45 - Thoughts on Alibaba and why there is no concern with the VIE structure. 50:33 - Thoughts on Tencent and why it might be a better business than Alibaba.  *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community

On today’s show, Trey invites on a very special guest and that is Mr. Peter Mallouk. Peter is the President and CIO at Creative Planning which currently manages, $210B. Peter holds a law degree, an MBA and is a CFP, and is just an overall very smart and thoughtful guy. You may recognize his name as he was the co-author of Money: Master the Game with Tony Robbins.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:26 - The best investment Peter has ever made. 04:01 - What the inverted yield curve is telling us. 06:14 - The unfolding events in Ukraine and Russia and how they could affect the markets.  21:09 - Peter's thoughts on housing, bitcoin, and annuities. 44:52 - Some of the biggest mistakes investors make. 48:18 - How to balance achieving our financial goals with living a fulfilling life. And a lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:29 - Eric’s thoughts on the Bitcoin Miami conference. 03:50 - Eric’s overview of the world economy. 07:12 - Eric’s background in finance and how he found Bitcoin. 24:51 - What are the common questions he hears from high net worth individuals about Bitcoin? 28:14 - How he introduced Bitcoin to Michael Saylor. 47:28 - What are his thoughts on the ESG FUD? 01:01:43 - What are his thoughts on other alt-coins? 01:04:20 - At what point does Eric see Bitcoin crossing the chasm for capital inflows of high net worth family offices? *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Eric’s Fund. Eric’s Twitter. New to the show? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Are you looking to start investing? Check out our article on How to Invest in Stocks: The

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:21 - Why The Intelligent Investor is Warren Buffett’s favorite book. 07:51 - When and how you should conduct active and passive investing. 13:26 - Why inflation is perhaps the most overlooked macro investing metric. 20:13 - Why Warren Buffett thinks that Chapters 8 and 20 are the two most important chapters of The Intelligent Investor in investment literature. 29:30 - How to calculate the intrinsic value of a stock and why Preston and Stig disagree with Warren Buffett. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Stig’s Chapter by Chapter video course for: The Intelligent Investor. Preston and Stig’s summary book for: The Intelligent Investor – Read Reviews of this Book. Benjamin Graham’s original book: The Intelligent Investor – Read Review of this book

On today’s show, Stig Brodersen chats with Bryan Lawrence. His company Oakcliff Capital has outperformed the S&P500 since its inception on June 1, 2004. By December 31, 2021, the S&P500 has returned 392% compared to Oakcliff Capital, returning 718% after fees.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:06 - What is the investment strategy of Oakcliff Strategy? 05:50 - How did Bryan develop the conviction to invest in a company and the investment thesis behind Charter Communications. 16:13 - How does Bryan Lawrence generate investment ideas. 29:37 - How outperforming the market still requires you to underperform the market at times.  32:42 - What is Bryan Lawrence's competitive advantage. 44:22 - How do you identify the right investment manager. 48:48 - How do you align the interest behind the investment manager and their clients. 1:01:03 - Is there such a thing as an optimal fund size?  1:05:23 - How to evaluate skill set and fund size. 1:06:50 - How should investors factor in inflation. 1:14:23 - Balanci

On today’s show, Trey sits down with Nick Maggiulli. Nick is the COO and Data Scientist at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He’s also the author of the popular blog OfDollarsAndData.com as well as his new book Just Keep Buying, which authors like Morgan Housel deem a “must-read.” Nick is an expert in reframing and debunking old financial rhetoric. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:25 - Why you actually might not want to max out your 401k. 09:13 - Why you shouldn’t try to “buy the dip.” 20:24 - Why you probably shouldn’t pick stocks. 27:35 - Nick’s case for bonds in today’s economy. 30:12 - How to buy during a crisis. 35:40 - Three reasons you should consider selling a position. 43:05 - Why even if you get rich you may never feel rich. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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 m

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:52 - Jason’s thoughts about Miami 2022. 04:29 - What the newest executive order from the White House meant for Bitcoin. 13:22 - Jason’s thoughts on CBDC. 29:08 - How the executive order is researching systemic risk to the economy. 33:20 - How the executive order is researching the illicit transactions. 36:26 - What Senators Gillibrand and Lumis are about to present to Congress. 39:59 - How long it will take to the get a bill through congress. 01:04:17 - CFTC & SEC involvement. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Jason Brett's Twitter. Submit a formal comment to the White House on Bitcoin Energy use. New to the show? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Are you looking to start investing? Check out our article on How to Invest i

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:02:27 - What Jason Zweig learned from his father, the wisest person he’s ever known. 00:20:31 - Why investors shouldn’t trust what brokers and financial advisers are selling them. 00:36:34 - How success is shaped by weird moments of random chance as well as skill. 00:38:54 - What Warren Buffett said when Jason asked him, “Do you think you’re a genius?” 00:59:41 - Why Benjamin Graham was obsessed with the overwhelming importance of survival. 01:15:13 - Why investors need rules, policies, and procedures to drive their decision-making. 01:25:59 - Why investing is, above all, a head game in which the secret of success is self-control. 01:28:57 - What Jason learned while working with Nobel Prize-winning genius Daniel Kahneman. 01:37:26 - Why investors should be optimistic, humble, and intensely wary of overconfidence. 01:43:18 - How Jason thinks about the perils and promise of disruptive technologies like Bitcoin. 01:52:49 - How money can (and cannot) buy you happiness.

Stig has invited legend investor Chris Bloomstran from Semper Augustus to teach us how to value Berkshire Hathaway on today's show. Semper Augustus has an outstanding track record with a CAGR of 9.2% after fees (10.0% before fee) since his fund's inception on 2/28/1999 compared to 8.1% for the S&P500.  There is no one in the space we respect as much as Chris Bloomstran when evaluating the intrinsic value of Berkshire Hathaway.    IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:28 - How is the S&P500 currently values. 05:43 - Whether investors still dollar cost average into the S&P500. 17:53 - How much of the S&P500 return has come from the big five tech companies. 23:29 - What can and more importantly, can’t you read from the 13F filings. 32:51 - Was Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of Alleghany a good investment?  44:11 - What stood out in Warren Buffett’s last letter. 49:02 - How will inflation impact Berkshire Hathaway?  1:08:06 - How will the interest rate hikes in 2022 impact Berkshire Hathaway. 1:16:41 - Wha

In today’s episode, Trey Lockerbie chats with Brian Feroldi. Brian Feroldi is a financial educator and a writer for the Motley Fool. Be sure to check out Episode 375 where Brian and Trey discussed how he creates an investing checklist. Brian has written a new book titled Why Does the Stock Market Go Up? It’s a simple breakdown of questions you have likely had along your investing journey.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 03:21 - How compounding works. 07:01 - What is the S&P500, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ, and how they came to be. 26:44 - Why the stock market typically goes up over time.  37:24 - Valuation metrics like the P/E ratio as well as things like earnings yield and dividend yield. 55:50 - How the 401k originated from an accident. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:31 - What market indicators are surprising Lawrence the most right now? 09:17 - The energy market in a time of war. 09:17 - What are his thoughts on the equity "melt-up" thesis? 18:55 - If gold can't rally in this environment, when can it? 34:01 - The battle between deflation and inflation. 39:21 - What are some key knowledge points to watch out for? 44:11 - What would Yield Curve Control look like? 58:43 - Portfolio construction versus age. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Lawrence Lepard's Twitter. Lawrence Lepard's PE Firm. New to the show? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Are you looking to start investing? Check out our article on How to Invest in Stocks: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners. SPONSORS Support our free

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 04:02 - How Warren Buffett already read financial statements when he was a kid. 12:05 - Why Warren Buffett was sitting behind the counter at the local steakhouse collecting receipts, and how that lead to one of his best investments. 24:13 - How a gentleman that counted sheets of toilet paper convinced Warren Buffett to work with him. 25:41 - Why Warren Buffett never replaces management in the companies he acquires. 27:04 - How Warren Buffett picked the CEO of Salomon Brothers in a simple, yet very orthodox way. 41:01 - Ask the Investors: How do you generate ideas for new stock investments? *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Check out our five-page executive summary of Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist. Roger Lowenstein’s book, Buffett: T

Trey Lockerbie chats with Zack Oliva. Zack is an attorney by trade who runs his own 30 person law practice out of Houston. He’s also been a lifelong investor and has been running a partnership in the style of Buffett’s 1950’s partnerships and has been beating the market by a landslide. Trey loved getting to speak to Zack and to find someone operating within this partnership structure in modern times. It’s another great example of how net-nets, deep value, and equitable fee structures are alive and well. Without further A do, here is this week's interview with Zack Oliva.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 06:59 - The playbook Buffett was implementing back then and how that would look today. 22:43 - The structure of Buffett’s early partnerships. 37:30 - How to think about cloning someone's investment style versus developing your own. 44:48 - Resources for finding new investment ideas. 51:05 - The profile of an easy bet and how to find them. 57:25 - What an Anti-circle of competence looks like. And a whole

Trey Lockerbie chats with a powerhouse duo, billionaire philanthropist, John Arnold and the cofounder of GiveDirectly, Michael Faye. They discuss Billionaire Philanthropy Strategies and much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 02:57 - John's relationship with money and experience with philanthropy. 07:48 - John's experience as an early employee at Enron, becoming the head of their natural gas trading desk. His early career that led him to become the youngest billionaire in the US in 2007. 15:48 - John's journey in founding his own hedge fund.  51:17 - What led Michael to cofound GiveDirectly.  52:44 - How GiveDirectly operates and why it’s important to start your own philanthropy efforts today. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. ArnoldVentures.org. Accel

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 12:30 - Recently the Senate is directing the State Department to investigate the economic impact Bitcoin is having on El Salvador - what is going on here? 34:09 - What interview was the most memorable for Alex's new book? 35:10 - Alex's thoughts on how financial privilege blinds people to Bitcoin's true impact. 50:04 - Alex's comments on the cypherpunk movement and why it was so important to Bitcoin's foundation. 01:02:00 - Bitcoin's privacy problem. 01:11:40 - Why are so many people with power in the world reverting to tactics of control? *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Alex Gladstein's new book: Check Your Financial Privilege. Alex's Twitter. Allen Farrington and Sacha Meyer's new book: Bitcoin is Venice. New to the show? Check out our We S

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How Joel Greenblatt crushed the market by making big, bold bets on cheap stocks. How a freak investment disaster taught him never to forget that bad things happen. Why he believes that the greatest investors tend to have “a screw loose.” How he handles the emotional pain and stress of investing. Why he never bought Bitcoin—and has no regrets about it. How he made a killing by studying Warren Buffett’s purchase of Coca-Cola stock. Why he admires Buffett even more after spending time with him in person. Why Greenblatt still believes in his “magic formula” for picking cheap and good stocks. Which exceptional businesses he owns for the long term in his personal stock portfolio.  Why he feels “blessed” and “lucky”—and owes it to society to share his good fortune. What career advice and investment books he’s given to his five children. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Ma

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 02:58 - What peak performance looks like. 13:58 - Why sleep is the lead domino for health and performance. 50:58 - Why the brain likes routine. 53:38 - How inflammation can be good and bad and what to do about it and How to use heat and cold treatments to boost performance. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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. Neuro Athletics' Website. Neuro Athletics' Blog. Louisa Nicola Twitter. Trey Lockerbie 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 i