• TIP666: Compounding Beyond Wealth: Unlocking Life’s Hidden Potential w/ Clay Finck & Kyle Grieve
    Oct 6 2024
    On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve chats with co-host Clay Finck about Clay’s favorite book, The Joys of Compounding. They discuss how compounding can profoundly affect people's lives inside and outside of investing, simple thinking tools to make better decisions, why humility is such an important trait all good investors possess, how to think about value and quality traps regarding evaluation, why you should emphasize compounding in your relationships with others and your health, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:07 - Why compounding can be found in all areas of life 10:01 - The importance of self-education after a formal education in the wealth-building process 13:03- Valuable thinking tools that can help you optimize your decision-making and think at a higher level 18:26- A breakdown of two of Guatam Baid's first principles of investing 21:39 - The importance of humility in investing and understanding whether you have an advantage or disadvantages 29:05 - Why living life on your principles has been such a valuable tool for Warren Buffett, and how you can utilize the framework in your own life 43:25 - How this book helped Clay understand the value of owning high-quality businesses even when they look expensive 52:12 - The importance of culture in the lens of long-term investing and quality businesses 1:02:16 - How to utilize base rates in investing to improve decision-making by looking at public data or looking at your successes and failures 1:05:45 - Why compounding social relationships, intellectual processes, and health are so crucial to living a fulfilling life And so 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, Kyle, and the other community members. Read The Joys Of Compounding. Read Principles: Life and Work. Read Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn. Follow Clay on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. 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 the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Daloopa Sound Advisory TastyTrade Public Connect Invest Onramp Found American Express BAM Capital Fundrise Vanta HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • TIP665: The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks w/ Clay Finck & Kyle Grieve
    Oct 4 2024
    On today’s episode, Clay and Kyle review The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks and share their most impactful takeaways. Howard Marks is the co-founder and co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, a global investment giant with more than $190 billion in assets. He’s also the author of two best-selling books, “The Most Important Thing” and “Mastering the Market Cycle,” and his client memos have earned him renown as one of the world’s most insightful thinkers on financial markets and the art of investing. Warren Buffett has said, “When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they’re the first thing I open and read. I always learn something.” IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 05:12 - How second-level thinking can improve our skills as investors. 10:54 - The most common reasons for a stock to be mispriced. 13:40 - Howard’s thoughts on the efficiency of markets. 18:26 - How Howard Marks thinks about risk. 28:25 - Ways in which we can recognize risk in the market. 50:31 - How to differentiate luck versus skill in investing. 01:10:55 - The importance of patient opportunism for investors like Pulak Prasad and Warren Buffett. And so 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, Kyle, and the other community members. Books mentioned: The Most Important Thing, The Joys of Compounding. Related Episode: TIP545: The Third Sea Change Has Begun. Related Episode: RWH002: Investing Wisely in an Uncertain World. Mentioned Episode: TIP597: Darwin's Investing Lessons w/ Kyle Grieve. Follow Kyle on Twitter. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. 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 the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Daloopa Sound Advisory TastyTrade Public Connect Invest Onramp Found American Express BAM Capital Fundrise Vanta HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • BTC202: Bitcoin Mastermind 3rd Quarter 2024 w Joe Carlasare, Jeff Ross, and America Hodl (Bitcoin Podcast)
    Oct 2 2024
    In this episode, we dive into SAB 121’s implications on Bitcoin, discuss BNY Mellon’s crypto custody services, and explore how regulatory changes and institutional adoption could shape Bitcoin's future value. We also examine BlackRock’s demands on Coinbase, changes in M2 money supply, and Basel III’s risk weight requirements for cryptoassets. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - The significance of BNY Mellon’s approval for custody services. 02:01 - Michael Saylor's three prerequisites for Bitcoin reaching $5M per coin. 16:06 - The impact of BlackRock’s 12-hour settlement window requirement for Coinbase. 21:41 - ESG trend changes driven by AI advancements. 24:36 - How SAB 121 requires banks to treat Bitcoin deposits as liabilities. 25:26 - The 1,250% risk weight requirement for Bitcoin under Basel III regulations. 30:37 - Why Silvergate’s bankruptcy may have been influenced by government actions. 34:38 - How stablecoins interact with traditional banking systems. 46:29 - Why Ethereum is currently facing a downward trend. 49:30 - The expansion of the M2 money supply and its implications for inflation. BOOKS AND RESOURCES America Hodl on Nostr . Jeff Ross on Nostr. Joe Carlasare on Twitter, Nostr. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Daloopa Sound Advisory Tastytrade Public Connect Invest Onramp Found American Express BAM Capital Fundrise Vanta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • TIP664: The Nomad Investment Partnership Way: Quality In Business and Beyond w/ Kyle Grieve
    Sep 29 2024
    On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the investing philosophy and concepts from the Nomad Investment Partnership, how they created their fund structure to align themselves with partners, why they settled on inactivity, the powerful effects of businesses that share profits with customers rather than shareholder, how they ended up focusing on the scale economies shared business model, how they dealt with commitment bias, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 04:17 - How Nomad Investment Partnership created their ground rules to succeed in the long term 05:37 - The rare and unconventional way that Nomad wanted to be evaluated by their partners 09:13 - Why inactivity only works with certain businesses, and NOT all businesses 13:48 - The extraordinary returns of Costco, Amazon, and Berkshire Hathaway since the depths of the GFC, and a great insight into what Nomad said about that particular time 15:26 - Why Nomad focused on the scaled economics shared business model 20:29 - How Nomad utilized the concept of a "cone of uncertainty" to better understand risk and help with position sizing 29:12 - Why a deep understanding of a business earlier than the market is so beneficial and allows you to have outsized position sizes that can continue growing at market-beating returns 31:46 - Why your next best investing opportunity might already be in your portfolio 40:41 - Specific questions to ask to help you utilize destination analysis for long-term holdings 43:03 - The four most powerful mistakes that Nick and Zak observed 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, Kyle, and the other community members. Read Nick and Zak's Adventures in Capitalism by The Rational Cloner. Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. 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 the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover SimpleMining TastyTrade Daloopa American Express The Bitcoin Way Fundrise USPS Found Onramp Facet Public Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • TIP663: The Truth About Private Equity w/ Ted Seides
    Sep 27 2024
    On today’s episode, Clay is joined by Ted Seides to discuss his new book — Private Equity Deals: Lessons in investing, dealmaking, and operations from private equity professionals. Over the past 20 years, the private equity industry has gone from a cottage industry to a powerful juggernaut that touches every corner of the global economy — now totaling over $6 trillion. Ted is the former president and Co-CIO of Protege Partners, and prior to that, he was a senior associate, working under investing legend David Swensen at Yale. He is the host of the popular podcast — Capital Allocators. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:04 - What has led to the growth in private equity over the past few decades? 06:39 - Why David Swensen referred to private equity as a superior form of capitalism. 08:47 - Why private equity has outperformed public equities as an industry. 14:19 - How the lock-up period in private equity impacts returns. 18:03 - Ted’s take on why private equity has been given a poor reputation. 28:34 - The importance of pricing to the seller in a private equity deal. 30:17 - How interest rate hikes have impacted private equity. 32:17 - An overview of KKR’s “perfect private equity deal.” 38:27 - An overview of Apollo’s purchase of Yahoo in 2021. 49:34 - An overview KPS Partners’ purchase of TaylorMade. 57:24 - What types of investors should consider an allocation to private equity? 59:18 - Ted’s portfolio allocation. And so 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, Kyle, and the other community members. Ted’s book: Private Equity Deals. Ted’s book Capital Allocators. Capital Allocators Website & Podcast. Follow Ted on Twitter & LinkedIn. Related Episode: TIP444: The Changing World of Endowments & ESG Investing w/ Ted Seides. Mentioned Episode: TIP654: Investing Across the Lifecycle w/ Aswath Damodaran. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. 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 the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Daloopa Sound Advisory Tastytrade Public Connect Invest Onramp Found American Express BAM Capital Fundrise Vanta HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • BTC201: eCash on Bitcoin & Nostr w/ Calle from Cashu (Bitcoin Podcast)
    Sep 25 2024
    Join us as Calle, the creator of Cashu Protocol, explores how Cashu enhances the Bitcoin Lightning Network by offering a privacy-focused solution for micropayments. We delve into key topics such as custodial vs. non-custodial Bitcoin solutions, Cashu’s impact on network growth, and the future of Nostr integration with Bitcoin. Calle also explains how Cashu balances security with usability while aiming to promote global scalability and decentralization. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 05:04 - What motivated the creation of Cashu and its core value to the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 08:22 - How Cashu works on a basic level and its role in simplifying micropayments. 15:11 - How Cashu enhances privacy compared to other solutions within the Lightning Network. 22:26 - The challenges Cashu faces in driving user adoption and how they might be overcome. 22:49 - The difference between custodial and non-custodial Bitcoin solutions and why this matters. 30:13 - Why micropayments are more scalable with custodial solutions due to technical limitations. 32:31 - The role of decentralization in Cashu's future, especially given the involvement of custodians. 37:11 - How Cashu integrates with the Lightning Network to facilitate secure, private transactions. 48:40 - How Nostr can be used to prevent the centralization of DNS and what this means for Bitcoin. 54:17 - Technological innovations like atomic multi-hop payments and their significance. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Calle's X (Twitter) Account. Calle's Github. Calle's Nostr. Calle's Website. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. 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 the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover SimpleMining TastyTrade Daloopa American Express The Bitcoin Way Fundrise USPS Found Onramp Facet Public Shopify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • TIP662: Building Buffett: The Foundation Of Success w/ Kyle Grieve
    Sep 22 2024
    On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses an underrated book called “Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules” by Jeremy Miller, he’ll discuss how to avoid being taken advantage of by Mr. Market, how to maximize the effects of compounding, how Warren thinks about tracking investment performance, how Buffett aligned himself with his partners, why contrarianism is such a good trait in investing, the challenged of scaling capital and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 04:34 - How to think about the time lag between a businesses changing fundamentals and its market price 10:30 - The story that taught Warren Buffett about the magic of compounding 15:07 - Why avoiding frictional costs is so crucial to maximizing your ability to compound your money 35:25 - The five characteristics to avoid if you want to outperform the market 36:15 - The four investing buckets that Buffett invested in 40:04 - Warren's strategies for investing in generals, merger arbitrage, and controls 41:04 - Contrasting contrarianism and conservatism in investing and how to leverage it to make better investments 55:00 - Warren's early thoughts on concentration and diversification 59:28 - The two primary reasons scaling up capital can erode investment returns 1:03:24 - The importance of sticking to your investing principles and not dropping them just because other people are succeeding in unsustainable ways 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, Kyle, and the other community members. Buy Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules here. Read the Buffett Partnership Letters here. Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. 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 the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover SimpleMining TastyTrade Daloopa American Express The Bitcoin Way Fundrise USPS Found Onramp Facet Public Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • TIP661: Betting Big on China & Lessons from Bear Markets w/ Richard Lawrence
    Sep 20 2024
    On today’s episode, Clay is joined by Richard Lawrence. Richard is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Overlook Investments, a leading value-oriented investment firm in Asia that he founded in 1991. Over a 30-year time period, Overlook compounded capital at 14.3% per year — a remarkable record of growth that is a testament to their consistent ability to find and invest in Asia’s best companies. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:53 - Why the 1980s was the most transformative period in Asia’s history. 04:03 - Key lessons that Richard learned from his father, who owned an investment firm in New York. 07:10 - Why Richard prefers to invest in the most simple businesses. 12:23 - What Richard learned from having his apartment ransacked after publicly calling out a management team his firm invested in. 13:17 - What was happening during the Asian financial crisis that made it an economic nightmare for businesses all throughout Asia? 22:33 - Why Richard regrets ever listening to Buffett’s advice on ignoring the broader macro environment when investing in great companies. 23:51 - How Richard helped Taiwan Semiconductor improve their capital allocation decisions. 38:55 - Why Richard generally prefers dividends over share buybacks. 42:24 - What led Richard to recommend TSMC’s stock to Warren Buffett? 44:33 - Why Overlook has started to bet big on China. 50:49 - Richard’s view on the current macro situation in China. 58:55 - The biggest misconceptions that US investors have with respect to China. 01:00:35 - How Jeremy Grantham influenced Richard to be more mindful about the environmental risks that lie ahead And so 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, Kyle, and the other community members. Richard’s fund: Overlook Investments. Richard’s book: The Model. Book mentioned: The Economics of Climate Change. John Holdren’s annual presentation on climate change. Related Episode: Listen to WSB647: Value Investing Masterclass w/ Soo Chuen Tan, or watch the video. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. 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 the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover SimpleMining TastyTrade Daloopa American Express The Bitcoin Way Fundrise USPS Found Onramp Facet Public Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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    1 hr and 16 mins