We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network The Investor's Podcast

In this special tribute, William Green celebrates the life & legacy of investing legend Charlie Munger. He shares personal anecdotes about his own interactions with Charlie & showcases an array of rich insights about Charlie from four famed investors: Mohnish Pabrai, Tom Gayner, Joel Greenblatt, & Chris Davis. They share some of Charlie’s most valuable lessons about investing, business, & life while also conveying what made him such an inspiring & idiosyncratic character.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
03:18 - What it was like for William Green to interview Charlie Munger.
10:07 - What William learned from Charlie about trying to be less stupid.
37:14 - How Charlie’s friendship changed Mohnish Pabrai’s life.
4:48 - What was distinctive about Charlie’s reading habits.
55:59 - How his hard, brusque exterior concealed a soft, sensitive interior.
1:04:50 - Why it’s a huge competitive advantage to be trustworthy.
1:22:50 - How Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger surpassed General Electric. 
1:33:36 - Why it’s invaluable to have a partner who challenges your beliefs.
1:37:17 - What Charlie taught Chris Davis about how to learn from our mistakes.
1:49:17 - How to succeed by structuring your life to avoid your weaknesses. 
1:55:30 - How Charlie was different from Warren.

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.


Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charles T. Munger & Peter D. Kaufman 

Listen to William Green’s podcast interview with Mohnish Pabrai or watch the video.

Tune in to William Green’s podcast interview with Tom Gayner or watch the video.

Listen to William Green’s podcast interview with Chris Davis or watch the video.

Tune in to William Green’s podcast interview with Joel Greenblatt or watch the video.

William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book


Follow William Green on X (AKA Twitter)

Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.


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Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.

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On today’s episode, Clay is joined by Andrew Brenton. Andrew Brenton is the CEO and a co-founder of Turtle Creek.
Since it’s inception in 1998, Turtle Creek has acheived an average annual return of 20% versus just 7% for the market. $10,000 invested into their fund at inception would have grown to over $885,000 as of September 30, 2023, and had that money been invested in the market, it would have been worth just under $52,000.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - How Andrew’s experience in private markets prepared him to take on public markets.
07:23 - Turtle Creek’s distinguished approach to value investing.
14:25 - What makes for a great, unique business for Andrew to get interested in.
18:06 - Why Turtle Creek chose to focus on mid-caps.
21:07 - How Turtle Creek avoids losing money on almost every investment they make.
23:37 - Why overpaying is the biggest risk for Andrew.
27:31 - How Turtle Creek improves upon an approach of simply buying and holding great businesses.
36:56 - An investment case study of Automation Tooling Systems.
44:25 - How Andrew determined that 25-30 companies in the portfolio is the right amount.
56:53 - What led Turtle Creek to set up a synthetic private equity fund.
01:02:02 - The story of Turtle Creek being the largest shareholder of Home Capital Group prior to Berkshire Hathaway taking a major stake.
01:07:20 - How continuous improvement has played a role in Turtle Creek’s success.
01:13:01 - What’s next for Turtle Creek in the next 25 years.

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.

Check out Turtle Creek Asset Management.

Learn more about the Berkshire Summit by clicking here or emailing Clay at clay@theinvestorspodcast.com.

Related Episode:TIP585: Concentrated Value Investing w/ Shree Viswanathan or watch the video.

Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.


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 investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.


Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.



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Preston Pysh brings back legal expert, Joe Carlasare and Bitcoin OG, American HODL, to talk about all things Bitcoin. This episode encompasses a wide-ranging, candid conversation about all the events happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - What is happening with Binance and the DOJ?
01:32 - Will the CEO of Binance potentially do any jail time?
33:32 - What is happening with Genesis and DCG?
33:32 - Did DCG defraud both retail and institutional investors?
33:32 - Does this impact GBTC at all?
54:57 - Is the DOJ going to pursue any crypto influencers?
01:17:13 - Potential rate cuts and QE in the 1Q of 2024.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES


Joe Carlasare's Twitter.


Joe Carlasare's Legal Practice.


American HODL on Twitter.


American HODL on Nostr.

Related episode: Listen to BTC135: Binance & Coinbase Vs the SEC w/ Joe Carlasare & HODL, or watch the video.

Related episode: Listen to BTC154: Bitcoin and Macro Mastermind Q4 2023, or watch the video.


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 investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.


Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.


Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcasts here. 



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Monetary Metals

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In this episode, Stig Brodersen talks with investment expert Lyn Alden about currencies, debt, inflation, and how to invest in an uncertain world.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
06:00 - Why the bull theses are always more thoughtful and plentiful, and how to account for that.
18:47 - The relationships between debt, inflation, and wars.
26:53 - How to best take advantage of debt in your portfolio.
33:53 - How capital controls work.
46:54 - How a debt restructuring works in practice.
49:02 - Can technology be so deflationary that the FED can print us to inflation? 
1:00:08 - The future role of the Euro on the global scene.
1:09:24 - Whether China is in a balance sheet recession.
1:11:46 - The pros and cons of Argentina dollarizing its economy.

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.

Lyn Alden’s book, Broken Money – Read reviews here.

Listen to our interview with Lyn Alden about her book Broken Money or watch the video.

Tune into our interview with Lyn Alden about How the Fed Went Broke or watch the video.

Listen to our interview with Lyn Alden about Macro and the Energy Market or watch the video.

Tune into our interview with Lyn Alden about Money or watch the video.

Listen to our interview with Lyn Alden about Gold and Commodities or watch the video.

Lyn Alden's free website.

Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcasts here.


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 investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.


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Clay is joined by brain expert — Jim Kwik. They discuss how we can upgrade our brains by rethinking our purpose & much more!

Clay Finck is joined by brain expert — Jim Kwik. They discuss how we can upgrade our brains by rethinking our purpose, revitalizing our energy, and taking small, simple steps every day. They also cover Jim’s tips for reading faster and improving retention to get more out of every page you read.
Jim Kwik is a New York Times bestselling author, brain coach, and the host of the Kwik Brain Podcast. He has served as the brain enhancement and high-performance coach and trainer to many of the world’s most admired Fortune 500 CEOs and a variety of public figures and celebrities, including Bill Gates, Tom Brady, Richard Branson, Stan Lee, Oprah Winfrey, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX Team. Jim puts high-level people in the position to use their brain power at optimum levels.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:33 - Why we should reconsider the practices we use to learn.
06:46 - Why all behavior is belief-driven.
10:11 - The number one asset we have to achieve anything we desire.
13:16 - The framework Jim uses to stay motivated.
17:45 - Arnold Schwarzenegger’s advice to Jim on what it takes to be the best in your field.
26:46 - How a strong sense of purpose can help anchor us in thinking long-term.
29:49 - How we can reach the flow state.
34:24 - Ways in which we can improve our focus and concentration.
36:43 - Why great questions will lead us to the answers we need.
47:43 - The mental benefits of a reading habit.
52:32 - Why it’s oftentimes better to read a book rather than listen to an audiobook.
56:15 - How you can increase reading retention.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Jim’s Book: Limitless.

Jim’s Podcast: Kwik Brain.

Find out your brain type here.

Jay Papasan’s book: The One Thing.

Check out our TIP Mastermind Community.

Learn more about the Berkshire Summit by clicking here or emailing Clay at clay@theinvestorspodcast.com.

Related Episode:TIP464: The Billionaire Coach’s Playbook w/ Matt Spielman. or watch the video.


NEW TO THE SHOW?

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.

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:

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Monetary Metals


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