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On today’s episode, Clay discusses various financial crises from the past as discussed in the book This Time is Different by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.

As the saying goes, from a historical perspective, there is nothing new except what is forgotten. Today’s episode will help shed light on where our world might be heading in light of studying history.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

06:48 - The primary types of financial crises.

08:13 - When the debt levels of a coun...

In our latest episode, we dive deep with Carlos Toriello into how Bitcoin’s OP_Return is pioneering election audits. We discuss transforming election skepticism into Bitcoin advocacy, highlighting Digital Witness's groundbreaking audit of Guatemala’s 2023 elections. Learn about Simple Proof, the OpenTimeStamps Protocol, and how these tools offer tamper-evident, verifiable documents, fostering trust and transparency. Join us in envisioning a future where digital integrity reshapes democracy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:42 - The transformative potential of Bitcoin’s OP_Return for auditing elections and ensuring transparency.

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Kyle Grieve chats with Annie Duke about her own story of quitting and how it helped sparked the idea for one of her books, the importance of base rates in helping us make better decisions, how to improve our investing processes when we have long feedback loops, the importance of using kill criteria to quit an investment or hypothesis, how to use a quitting coach to help you quit things we hold onto for too long, the importance of dissociating ourselves from our most cherished ideas, and a whole lot more!

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On today’s episode, Clay sits down with Joseph Shaposhnik to discuss his high quality investing approach. Since its inception in 2015, the TCW New America Premier Equities fund has compounded at 15.8% per year versus the benchmark of 12.0%.

Joseph is the Portfolio Manager of TCW New America Premier Equities, Global Premier Sustainable Equities, and Global Space Technology Equities portfolios. According to Nasdaq eVestment, the TCW New America fund has outperformed 99% of its peers.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

03:25 - The two types of recurring revenue.

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In this episode, Max Kei from Hodl Hodl and Debifi, explores the future of Bitcoin lending and borrowing. From industry insights to Debifi's innovative approach, discover the benefits of Bitcoin collateral, multisig security, and fiat loan expansion. Gain valuable perspectives on navigating risks and seizing opportunities in decentralized finance.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:48 - Insights into the evolution of Bitcoin borrowing and lending platforms.

01:48 - Understanding the importance of peer-to-peer fully collateralized lending in the cryptocurrency space.

13:56 - Exploration of the risks an...

Kyle Grieve chats with Lawrence Cunningham about Lawrence’s fascination with Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, why corporate governance is so crucial for shareholders to understand, the power of transparency, accountability, and ethical decision-making, how Warren Buffett created his shareholder letters to create a competitive advantage, a list of some incredible businesses to research to understand best top-notch corporate governance, the makeup of a successful incentive program and a whole lot more!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:02 - How corporate governance protects shareholders.

06:53 - Why Warr...

On today’s episode, Clay shares his lessons from reading The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham.

Benjamin Graham was a renowned value investor, lecturer, financial securities researcher, and mentor to billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Graham is widely regarded as the father of value investing.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:11 - Who Benjamin Graham was.

06:16 - How the intelligent investor seeks to capitalize on market fluctuations.

16:17 - The Intelligent Investor’s biggest advantage in the markets.

30:47 - The concept of the Ma...

Jim Crider explores Bitcoin's impact on culture, future financial strategies, and the essence of money, highlighting its role in investment vs. speculative cycles, and ETF strategies. He also addresses financial planning with Bitcoin for different life stages, emphasizing the importance of understanding money beyond its face value.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:29 - The key aspects of Bitcoin that most people overlook and why they're crucial for understanding its value.

12:38 - How to educate clients on the true essence of money, combining its technical definition wi...

In today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the book Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business. He covers why and how John Malone was such a prodigious creator of value, how he aligned himself with shareholders, how he helped build his monopoly-like business, TCI, how he dealt with competitors and regulators, why he trained Wall Street to see value differently, why Malone despised paying taxes, how Malone engineered deals to enrich himself and shareholder simultaneously, and much more!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

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On today’s episode, Clay and Stig discuss the performance of Stig’s portfolio over the past 10 years and what he has learned from managing his portfolio over that time.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:02 - How Stig’s portfolio has performed over the past 10 years.

06:29 - Why Stig invested with Mohnish Pabrai.

28:32 - How private investments fit into Stig’s portfolio.

33:53 - Stig’s biggest investment mistakes.

40:17 - Why investing in Alibaba was a mistake.

46:21 - Stig’s bigge...