We Study Billionaires - The Investors Podcast

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.