We Study Billionaires - The Investors Podcast

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:21 - Cory's one over the world view of everything happening after the FTX bankruptcy. 07:49 - What are the issues with "Crypto" Venture Capitalists? 07:49 - How the Crypto scam works. 10:29 - Was SBF doing unethical things? 14:44 - How could people identify such fraudulent activities in the future? 32:11 - The Library Ruling - what are the implications? 34:51 - Cory's Background and how he got into Bitcoin. 41:10 - What the Bitcoin Pacific Conference was like. 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. Learn about Cory's company Swan.com. Learn more about Pacific Bitcoin Conference. Follow Cory on Twitter. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Fundrise 7-Eleven The Bitcoin Way Onramp Public Vanta

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:01:50 - The biggest investing lessons from Howard’s book, The Most Important Thing. 00:03:07 - How to apply second-level thinking to our investing strategy. 00:03:44 - How psychology plays such an important role in markets. 00:07:37 - How Howard thinks about the efficiency of markets. 00:20:32 - The role market cycles play in Howard’s investment strategy. 00:23:23 - Howard’s six reasons for why investors make mistakes. 00:31:27- Why you should only invest in bargains. 00:35:10 - How to invest during a low-interest rate environment.  00:39:04 - Why we should put an intense focus on investing defensively. 00:44:59 - Why making macroeconomic forecasts is likely a fool's errand. 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. Tune into the recent We Stud

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:16 - The mastermind group’s view on the current market conditions. 18:41 - Why Hari is bullish on Meta (Ticker: FB), and why Toby already owns the stock. 29:00 - The risks of investing in Meta. 45:02 - Why Stig has invested in Prosus (Ticker AMS: PRX) as one of the four stocks he owns. 1:04:02 - Why Toby is bull on Colgate Palmolive (Ticker: CL). 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. Mastermind Discussion Q1 2022.  Mastermind Discussion Q2 2022.  Mastermind Discussion Q3 2022.  Our FREE stock analysis resource, Intrinsic Value Index. Subscribe to our FREE 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 Mult

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 02:09 - Why Banks are at serious risk of losing deposits. 09:25 - Why the ECB is changing its tune on monetary policy. 17:01 - The recent Fed meeting. 39:46 - The underlying risk with pension funds using interest rate swaps. 58:44 - Expectations for the current yield curve inversion. And much, much more! 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. The Macro Compass' Newsletter. Alf's Twitter. Trey Lockerbie's Twitter. Related Episode: European Fragmentation Policy & Mounting Global Pressures w/ Alf Pecca - BTC089. Related Episode: Understanding Quantitative Easing w/ Alfonso Peccatiello - MI232. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Public Fundrise TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Connect Invest American Exp

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:14 - What got Luke into writing profound articles around Bitcoin. 02:48 - Luke's opinions on various long-term cycles. 06:30 - The comparison to the 1930's and 40's. 06:30 - Thoughts on wealth inequality. 17:15 - Historical Inflation Tipping Points. 23:52 - Currency wars and where we are in that dynamic. 29:04 - The quandary of Government treasuries potentially running out of buyers for their bonds. 29:04 - How the growth in stable coins actually demonstrates to world leaders why they need Bitcoin. 29:04 - The Bitcoin Milkshake theory. 33:32 - How stable coin operators become buyers for government bonds. 35:28 - The Green Swan Event. 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 Mikic's Twitter. Luke's Article: The Big Bang to End all Cycl

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 05:54 - How Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger met. 07:07 - Why it’s important to embrace lifelong learning. 09:27) - Why Charlie Munger uses mental models to think and invest. 00:15:53 - How Charlie Munger changed Buffett’s investing strategy. 20:47 - Why we should continuously challenge and reexamine our worldview. 29:22) - Why Munger concentrates his personal investment portfolio. 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. Learn about the best investor you’ve never heard of – Nick Sleep. Check out Clay’s Intrinsic Value Analysis of Dollar General & Apple. Listen to Clay’s previous episode covering Warren Buffett’s 12 Investment Principles. Check out Poor Charlie’s Almanack. William Green’s book – Richer, Wiser, Happier. Follow Clay on Twitter 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 02:51 - How François Rochon began his market-beating investment journey three decades ago. 08:12 - How the “margin of safety” concept guides him in business, markets, & life. 10:14 - How to succeed by investing in great companies at reasonable valuations. 12:12 - Why it’s critical for investors to have a long time horizon. 15:37 - How to become a better investor by cultivating humility & preparing for disappointment. 16:48 - What he learned from Warren Buffett about the importance of owner’s earnings. 21:47 - Why François resists the temptation to overpay, even for great companies. 25:12 - Why he highlights his investment mistakes in an annual list called the Podium of Errors. 34:03 - How to survive & thrive by taking a middle-of-the-road approach to diversification.  38:30 - Why he believes that market predictions are a waste of time. 40:24 - How he handles bear markets emotionally & uses them to improve his portfolio. 43:10 - Why he loves companies like CarMax, Vis

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 17:01 - Bill’s early crucibles that helped him evolve into an empathetic leader.  30:25 - How to find your own True North and how to determine whether a company's leader is following their own. 27:26 - How Bill took Medtronic to $60B while cultivating an inclusive culture. 34:25- Why Bill set a 10-year term limit for his time at Medtronic. 37:12 - CEO’s that handled the pandemic the right way including Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Mary Barra of GM, Corie Barry of Best Buy and others. 52:42 - Teaching Tracy Britt Cool at Harvard, who became Warren Buffett’s protege. 54:21 - Where CEOs go wrong. And much, much more! 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. True North Book. Bill George's Website. Trey Lockerbie Twitter. SPONSORS Support our free p

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:04 - A recap of the Lummis Gillibrand Bill. 05:32 - What is the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 (DCCPA)? 05:32 - Who's trying to make the DCCPA happen? 17:21 - What are the implications of the DCCPA if passed? 28:17 - A walk through of the White House Climate and Energy Implication of Crypto-Assets in the United States. 52:12 - What are the three rules the White House is operating off-of when it comes to digital assets? 52:12 - Implications of CBDCs. 01:04:45 - How are Bitcoin nodes handled in the DCCPA? 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. Jason Brett's Twitter. The Lummis Gillibrand Bill. The DCCPA Bill. The White House Climate and Energy Implications by Nic Carter. Related Episode: Bitcoin Policy Considerations w/

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 00:38:03 - Nick Sleep’s investment philosophy and how he was able to outperform the market from over his fund's tenure. 00:06:02 - Why Sleep bet big on Amazon and Costco in the early years of his fund. 00:14:54 - What fundamentally set Amazon and Costco apart from all other companies. 00:15:33 - Sleep’s ideas related to portfolio management and portfolio diversification. 00:23:14 - How Sleep uses Destination Analysis in selecting investment opportunities. 00:25:43 - How Sleep capitalized on purchasing cheap stocks during the great financial crisis.  00:36:45 - Some thoughts on one of Sleep’s recent purchases in ASOS. 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 Clay’s previous episode covering Warren Buffett's 12 Investment Principles. Learn

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:38 - Why top-line growth was more important than profits in the prior decade for US shale producers. 05:37 - Why we have a boom and bust cycle in the oil market. 15:31 - Lyn’s thoughts on Warren Buffett’s investments in Chevron and Occidental Petroleum. 22:40 - What the OPEC+ cut mean for the oil market. 22:55 - What can the west do to lower the price of oil. 32:36 - Whether inflation can be fixed without fixing the energy markets. 38:47 - What happens if the inflation target of 2% changes.  42:49 - Why the FED counterintuitively is not pushing down the bond yields. 58:09 - What Powell should do dependent on what he wants to achieve. 58:42 - What it means that the US is exporting inflation. 1:03:22 - Why the currencies of many emerging economies are appreciating and the Euro, Pound, and Yen are not. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 08:06 - How today’s economy compared to the early eighties when Bernie was co-founding Home Depot. 14:11 - Bernie’s early jobs as a waiter, comedian, and even hypnotist. 37:15 - Bernie’s take on ESG, given that Home Depot, won the Most Socially Responsible Company award the year he retired 40:02 - What it was like to travel around and sharing business tips with Sam Walton. 54:11 - Lessons from philanthropic efforts in integrative medicine and the Georgia Aquarium. And much, much more! 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. Kick Up Some Dust Book. Built from Scratch Book. Trey Lockerbie Twitter. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Public Fundrise TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Connect Invest American E

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:13 - Austin Mitchell's Background and research in the energy sector. 10:40 - What problems do energy companies currently deal with that Bitcoin can potentially solve? 31:08 - What does the potential future with Bitcoin look like with energy companies? 35:13 - How does the lightning network offer solutions in the energy sector? 36:35 - Use cases and specific problems around the world where Bitcoin is currently offering a solution. 48:02 - What is his company Synota currently working on to solve these problems? 51:24 - How does Austin's company currently try to tackle the issues at hand? 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. Austin's Company: Synota. Austin Mitchell's Twitter. Austin's Article: Towards a Future of Energy Abundance. SPONSORS

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 06:31: - The opportunities and risks of investing in Dollar General & Apple. 07:34 - Clay’s assessment of the intrinsic value of Dollar General & Apple. 08:55 - What Dollar General’s catalysts for future growth will be, and why their growth may just be getting started. 17:55 - Why Dollar General should weather through a recession relatively well. 31:01 - Why Warren Buffett loves Apple as an investment, and why it is his largest stock position. 35:46 - A breakdown of Apple’s business segments. 57:57 - Why it’s important to have a long-term mindset as a value investor. 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 Clay’s previous episode covering Warren Buffett's 12 Investment Principles. William Green's book - Richer, Wiser, Happier. Robert

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 02:41 - Where the economy is heading, now that credit growth has been reversed. 07:29 - The steep decline in the treasury markets around the world and what’s driving it. 14:09 - England's pension plan fiasco. 29:23 - Why the FED’s net income has turned negative for the first time ever and how it can be reversed if politicians understand the mechanics Richard lays out. 59:14 - The $280B Chips & Science Act that was recently signed into law. And much, much more! 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. Richard Duncan's Website. Macro Watch's Website. The Money Revolution Book. Trey Lockerbie Twitter Related Episode: How To Finance The Next American Century W/ Richard Duncan - TIP424. Related Episode: Has Inflation Peaked? W/ Richard Duncan - TIP

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:22 - What is happening between the United States and China with chip manufacturing? 04:55 - Is the FED being weaponized against Russia and China? 23:11 - What should people expect in the energy sector moving forward? 29:54 - Zoltan Pozsar's quote about commodity-backed money. 31:36 - Who's actually buying UST right now? 35:18 - What triggers the next big FED Pivot? 47:24 - What happens in US Real Estate with 30 year loans currently at 7.22% fixed. 48:25 - Luke's thoughts on the 3 month and 10 year treasury being at parity. 01:03:34 - What's currently happening the Japanese treasury market? 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's Books. Luke's Newsletter. Twitter thread on China-US Chip manufacturing. Related Episode: Russia Ukraine

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 critical to understand. 51:36 -How Coca-Cola fit perfectly into these 12 principles.  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. Clay’s previous episode covering How Warren Buffett Became the Greatest Investor to Ever Live. Robert Hagstrom’s book - The Warren Buffett Way. Follow Clay on Twitter and Instragram. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Bluehost Fintool

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 - Why investors are not globally diversified when they invest in the S&P500 48:27 - Why bonds bear markets are different from bear markets in stocks 55:58 - Why diversification is about hating some of your portfolio all of the time 1:03:49 - How money creation will change with a digital currency by central banks 1:11:53 - What is yield curve control, and how is it exercised?  1:16:08 - What is the third mandate of the FED? 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

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 rebrand sustainable energy to Elemental Power and include nuclear. 54:58 - Josh’s entrepreneurial endeavors, such as founding Kurion with $1.5M and selling it for over $100M Bitcoin. 59:28 - Josh’s previous criticisms of Elon Musk and his Twitter deal as well as Ray Dalio, who had retired on the day of this recording. 1:05:02 - His pursuit of digitizing scents. And much, much more! 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, C

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 first time such a big deal? 50:46 - Jeff's opinion on why energy must be inserted into money. 01:11:28 - What are the important Bitcoin fundamentals to be focusing on right now? 01:16:33 - If Jeff had to recommend something to the G20, what would it be? 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. Jeff's Twitter. Ego Death Capital. Related Episode: Bitcoin Deep Dive on Energy Misconcep