We Study Billionaires - The Investors Podcast

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How Michael Saylor defines Inflation, risk premiums and hurdle rates The fundamentals of Microstrategy Why he's putting Bitcoin on his balance sheet Why he issued convertible debt to buy more bitcoin How other companies will likely follow suit BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Michael Saylor's twitter Michael Saylor's company MicroStrategy Michael Saylor's non-profit free education site: Saylor Academy Michael Saylor's Bitcoin website: Hope.com Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Fundrise 7-Eleven The Bitcoin Way Onramp Public Vanta ReMarkable Connect Invest SimpleMining Miro Shopify Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a p

In today’s episode, we sit down with Alex Shahidi and Damien Bisserier from Evoke Advisors, to discuss balanced portfolio allocation tactics used by billionaires like Ray Dalio. Damien used to work for Dalio at Bridgewater Associates - the largest Hedge fund in the world with more than $160B under management, while Alex has over 20 years of experience managing billions of dollars for his clients. We discuss why, after years of research, Alex and Damien have concluded that a portfolio based on risk parity is the optimal structure for any investor. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How to create a portfolio with a balance risk and reward for each investment How to access the strategy used by Billionaire Ray Dalio How this portfolio should endure any economic climate Why each holding in your portfolio should be as uncorrelated as possible  What it’s like to work for Ray Dalio using “radical transparency”  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investin

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The early days of Blockstream The fork wars and why they were important to future growth What is transaction value per second and why's it important Where he sees Bitcoin in the next five years The Lightning Network Liquid Green and Aqua Security & utility tokens on top of Bitcoin Blockstream satellites Gaming and Bitcoin BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Samson Mow's Twitter Blockstream's Website Samson Gaming Company: Pixelmatic US Investors can checkout Infinite fleet Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Bluehost Fintool PrizePicks Vanta Onramp SimpleMining Fundrise TurboTax Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https

On today's episode, Stig and I speak with Ed Harrison, the editor at Real Vision TV. Ed talks to us about current market conditions and how investors should position themselves accordingly.  We'll discuss the accelerating debt situation across the globe and the opportunities and constraints for investors. In addition, we'll cover the continued massive money printing and the impact on the economy, not only as investors but as citizens. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Why facing a double-dip recession is the base case scenario How can the US most efficiently pay off its public debt? Which implications does it have if Janet Yellen will be the new Treasury Secretary?  How to take advantage of the increasing debt burden in developed nations Why the decoupling of the US and China will lead to a weaker US dollar  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 Edward Harrison’s blog an

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Work being done on the lightning network for payments What a deflationary world would look like What would the price of real estate look like How might the stock market get repriced Other technology impacts Bitcoin might have on policy 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 Booth's book, The Price of Tomorrow Jeff Booth's twitter account Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Hardblock AnchorWatch Cape Intuit Shopify Vanta reMarkable Abundant Mines Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwo

On today’s show we speak to Ben Claremon and Eugene Robin from Cove Street Capital about the intrinsic value of Lumen. Lumen Technology is a new name for a merged entity between Level 3 and CenturyLink. We discuss how Level 3 holds the hidden upside value while only being one-third of the new entity, and CenturyLink's dying business model is distracting the market attention. Ben and Eugene make a great case for why there may be a special situation between the two right around the corner that could be a catalyst for the stock price to soar. *The opinions expressed herein are those of Cove Street Capital, LLC and are subject to change without notice. Past performance is not a guarantee or indicator of future results. Consider the investment objectives, risks and expenses before investing.   **The information in this presentation should not be considered as a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security and should not be considered as investment advice of any kind. You should not assume that the securit

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Top tips for people entering Bitcoin for the first time Thoughts on alt coins Why does the world need Bitcoin How money evolves in four phases The ownership distribution of gold and bitcoin Thoughts on Defi BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. All of Vijay Boyapati's incredible writings on Bitcoin Vijay Boyapati's twitter account Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: SimpleMining Hardblock AnchorWatch Human Rights Foundation Unchained Vanta Shopify Onramp Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcas

When we talk about Real Estate investing, the community that first comes to mind is BiggerPockets. We are excited to welcome the hosts of BiggerPockets, Brandon Turner, and David Greene.  BiggerPockets is the world's largest real estate community, and Brandon and David guide their audience through the complexities of real estate investing. Today they will share tips on how to diversify into real estate if you're a stock investor. In addition, we'll talk about how to value properties and some practical advice on finding time and money to get started. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How to get started in real estate investing with no money down How to diversify into real estate without putting with the minimum effort How real estate investing is inflation proofed How to estimate the intrinsic value of real estate BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. BiggerPockets’ website Bi

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: What's the fundamental problem Bitcoin intends to solve What is sound money Governments will never allow it!? How is Bitcoin's supply actually fixed? Central Bank game theory What is Bitcoin's Number Go Up Technology? But the price is so volatile Thoughts on the Stock to Flow model BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. All of Robert Breedloves incredible writings on Bitcoin Nic Carter's article, It's The Settlement Assurances, Stupid Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: SimpleMining Hardblock AnchorWatch Human Rights Foundation Unchained Vanta Shopify Onramp Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestor

Luke Gromen is the Founder of the macro-thematic research firm, The Forest for the Trees. He’s one of the leading experts on everything happening in the global economy today. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why banks will be a smaller part of the S&P500 in the future. How to invest in an unsafe macro environment. Why we’re approaching a bursting sovereign global debt bubble. Why a rising price of bitcoin could force up the price of gold. ·Ask The Investors: How do I buy and store bitcoin safely?  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Preston and Stig’s Q3 2020 Mastermind discussion with  Luke Gromen, Lyn Alden, and Jeff Booth.  Connect with Luke Gromen on Twitter. Luke Gromen’s company, The Forest for the Trees. Luke Gromen’s book, Mr. X interviews – Read reviews of this book. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our e

We bring back our Mastermind Group with Toby Carlisle and Hari Ramachandra, where we go around the room and we make a pick in the stock market. We talk about why we think there’s value, and we help troubleshoot each other’s picks. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is the intrinsic value of Diamond Hill Capital Management? What is the intrinsic value of Oracle? What is the intrinsic value of Footlocker? Why Reliance Industries is a bet on the growth of India. Why Preston is doubling down on Bitcoin.  Ask The Investors: How do I decide on the right discount rate to use?  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Preston and Stig’s tool for stock selection and determining the correlation of all US stocks and ETFs, TIP Finance. Mastermind Discussion Q3 2020. Preston and Stig’s FREE resource, Intrinsic Value Index. Subscribe to Preston and Stig’s FREE Intrinsic Value Assessmen

Raoul Pal has decades of experience in financial markets and is the Founder of the popular media company, Real Vision. During the show, we talked about all the hot macro topics going on at the end of 2020, inflation, deflation, the idea of a new Bretton Woods, central bank, digital currencies, Bitcoin, MMT, and much more.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Are we in an inflationary or deflationary environment? Why interest rates will turn negative in the US. Why bitcoin is consuming all other asset classes. How and why hedge funds, large corporations, and endowments will soon enter the bitcoin space. Ask The Investors: “Modern Monetary Theory” – is it valid?   BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Preston and Stig’s interview with Raoul Pal about Macro Concerns. Preston and Stig’s interview with Raoul Pal about Macro Investing. Preston and Stig’s interview with Raoul Pal abo

John Gald has over 15 years of experience practicing on the brain and various specializations like epilepsy and numerous others. During the show, we cover some really fascinating topics on how the brain affects investing.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: How we process information subconsciously and how we can take advantage of it . How reflexivity functions between the conscious and subconscious mind. How the brain tricks us into making investing mistakes. How the best investors use the biases of other investors to achieve superior stock returns. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Antonio Damasio's book, Self Comes to Mind – Read reviews of this book. Norman Doidge's book, The Brain that Changes Itself – Read reviews of this book. Stanislas Dehaene's book, Consciousness and the Brain. Twitter profile: John Gald. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires S

Chris Voss talks all about negotiations. Chris is the bestselling author of the book “Never Split the Difference.” He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and has spent 24 years in the FBI crisis negotiation unit. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why you would like your counterpart to say “No” and not “Yes” when you negotiate with them. Why you need agreement from your counterparty three times to close a business deal. How to use loss aversion to your advantage in negotiations. How to use the Ackerman model in negotiations. Ask the Investors: Should I include short positions in my all-weather portfolio?  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Chris Voss’ book, Never Split the difference – Read reviews of this book. Tweet directly to Chris Voss. Chris Voss’ company, Black Swan Group. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse t

Arif Karim talks about a deep value pick, Charles Schwab. After graduating from MIT more than two decades ago, Arif entered the financial investment space. He’s now the senior investment analyst at Ensemble Capital Management.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is the intrinsic value of Charles Schwab? The importance of networking effects in wealth management. Why the two most important metrics in wealth management is AUM growth and NIM. How to value a financial service company. What the expectation is for inflation, and the impact for Charles Schwab. Ask the Investors: When do you understand an asset well enough to invest in it?  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Arif Karim’s company, Ensemble Capital. Ensemble Capital’s educational blog. Ensemble Capital’s Twitter. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our epis

Michael Green has some fascinating insights surrounding passive investing and the systematic risk it potentially poses to the overall market. Michael is a professional investor who has multiple decades managing tens of billions of dollars. Michael is the former portfolio manager for billionaire Peter Thiel’s macro investment firm, and is now the partner and chief strategist at Logica Funds.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: The relationship between the velocity of money and liquidity. Why we’re not living in a time of uncertainties, but actually living with certainty more than ever. Why Ray Dalio’s idea of predicting cycles is not valid. Why passive investing has Ponzi scheme traits when the money stops flowing in. Why Paul Volker was a terrible FED chair. Ask The Investors: Is insider trading important when investing in stocks? BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Preston

Jake Taylor takes us on a deep dive intrinsic value assessment of the company Fairfax Financial Holdings. The purpose of these episodes is to give the audience a thorough discussion and analysis of companies so they can pick up on the key considerations and questions for other companies and a similar sector, or even for just a general analysis of a stock.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is the intrinsic value of Fairfax Financial Holdings? What is the intrinsic value of Fairfax Africa? How to analyze and value an insurance company. How to analyze and value an investment holding company. Ask The Investors: Should I invest in preferred shares?  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Preston and Stig’s interview with Jake Taylor about The Intrinsic Value of Berkshire Hathway. The Investor Podcast Network’s interview with Jake Taylor on, The Rebel Allocator. Jake Taylor’s

Stig and Preston cover the current market conditions, changes in Warren Buffett’s portfolio, a couple different stock picks that are coming up on their value filter, and the optimal asset allocation mix right now with everything going on. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why Warren Buffett is buying Bank of America. Which stocks Warren Buffett is selling right now. Why Warren Buffett has bought into Japanese trading houses. Which stocks Preston and Stig find interesting given the current market conditions. Ask The Investors: What is the optimal asset allocation right now?  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Preston and Stig’s interview with Bill Nygren about Bank of America. Preston and Stig’s latest discussion about the Current Market Conditions. Rich Shaner’s analysis of international stock markets. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.

This episode is a deep-dive into gold and gold miners. Marin Katusa comes with a wealth of experience, having sat on boards of publicly traded companies and having arranged over a billion dollars in financing for various deals in the commodity sector.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why the performance of gold miners are lagging the performance of the price of gold. How to invest in gold miners. The details of Warren Buffett’s investment in gold. Why the fear of deflation keeps Chair of the Federal Reserve Jay Powell up at night. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Marin Katusa’s special offer for the listeners of The Investor’s Podcast. Marin Katusa’s free research on his website, Katusa Research. Tweet directly to Marin Katusa: @MarinKatusa. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcript

We’ve collected some important audio clips from some of the most prominent investors in the world. The clips cover topics such as hospitality, real estate market, education, social media monopolies, for sales from Chinese governments to U.S. based businesses, and much more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Where Ray Dalio predicts money to flow after COVID-19 is over. How Peter Thiel thinks about how technology is changing education from the outside in. How Sam Zell thinks about the commercial mortgage-backed securities, and whether there is an opportunity for investors. Eric Schmidt's thoughts about big tech monopolies and the dominance of the App stores. Ask The Investors: What is the Modern Portfolio Theory and should I use it? BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Preston and Stig’s review of Ray Dalio’s book, Principles. Preston and Stig’s review of Ray Dalio’s book, Bi