TIP668: What I learned About Investing w/ Stig Brodersen
13 October 2024 - 1 hour 23 minsIn today's episode, Stig Brodersen outlines 10 things he has learned about investing since he started The Investor’s Podcast in 2014. In the second segment of the show, Clay Finck joins to discuss his top takeaways from his investing career.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:12 - Why you should be careful who you listen to about stock investing.
07:45 - Why you should not screen for stocks.
08:29 - Why Stig’s circle of competence is getting smaller.
11:31 - Why Stig do not read as many investing books as he used to.
16:05 - Why you should set up guardrails for yourself.
19:36 - Why you shouldn’t look at your track record more than once per year.
20:17 - Why you should...
Series Episodes
TIP791: Best Quality Stock Idea Q1 2026 w/ Clay Finck
Clay breaks down his best quality stock idea for Q1 2026: Visa. Visa is a global payments network that operates as a toll booth on commerce. Visa is one of the most durable and capital-light business models in the world. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - How Visa fits into Dev Kantesaria’s investing strategy 00:08:55 - The history of how Visa became the giant, ubiquitous network we all know of today 00:12:21 - Visa’s role as an information network that avoids all card issuance and lending risk 00:25:08 - A side-by-side comparison of Visa versus its primary competitors, Mastercard and American Express 00:29:40 - The future of the $200 trillion dollar "New Flows" market and the rise of AI-driven agentic commerce 00:34:41 - An analysis of Visa’s pristine financial profile, featuring 60% operating margins and low capital intensity 00:46:54 - A look at valuation level, the primary risks, and 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. Learn how to join us in Omaha for the Berkshire meeting here. The Intrinsic Value Podcast’s episode on Visa. Related Episode TIP768: Best Quality Idea Q4 2025. Related Episode TIP745: Best Quality Idea Q3 2025. Follow Clay on X and LinkedIn. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Facebook. Browse through all our episodes here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: HardBlock Human Rights Foundation Simple Mining Netsuite Shopify Plus500 Vanta Masterworks Fundrise References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
1 hour
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BTC259: Bitcoin & Theoretical Physics w/ Jeff Booth, Jack & Nick (Bitcoin Podcast)
Jeff Booth, Jack, and Nick explore a year-long paper linking Bitcoin to fundamental physics, framing Bitcoin blocks as discrete, quantized units of time. They connect concepts from quantum mechanics and entropy to Bitcoin’s design, argue that its finite, discrete structure may be incompatible with quantum computing threats, and close with plans to experimentally test a Bitcoin miner’s interaction with zero-point energy in a physics lab in Chamonix. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:46 - Bitcoin blocks as quantized units of time challenging the continuous-time assumption in modern physics 00:07:26 - The self-referential problem of time in physics and why time cannot be tested outside of itself 00:13:34 - Parallels between Bitcoin’s mempool and quantum superposition as pre-measurement potential states 00:14:43 - How Bitcoin’s UTXO model separates measurement from observation in a way physics cannot 00:31:13 - Bridging Boltzmann entropy and Shannon entropy through Bitcoin’s finite state space and mining process 00:37:47 - Bitcoin’s 21 million supply cap as a physical boundary analogous to Planck temperature 00:42:26 - Why Bitcoin’s discrete time model may be fundamentally incompatible with quantum computing attacks 01:02:32 - Plans to test a Bitcoin miner’s interaction with zero-point energy at a physics lab in Chamonix Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Jack and Nick's paper: Bitcoin - The Architecture of Time. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on 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 Bitcoin Fundamentals 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. Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: HardBlock Human Rights Foundation Simple Mining Netsuite Shopify Plus500 Vanta Masterworks Fundrise References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
1 hour 16 mins
11 February Finished
TIP790: Wealth Beyond Money w/ Thomas Mueller-Borja
In this episode, Stig Brodersen speaks with Thomas Mueller-Borja, the Global Co-Head of Real Estate and Global CIO for Value-Add Real Estate at BlackRock. They explore how great investors define games they can win, balance ambition with contentment, and build high-quality relationships. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:22 - What happens when BlackRock raises and deploys billions of dollars 00:29:31 - How the public debt situation across the developed world may influence your investment framework 00:46:47 - How to build high-quality relationships 01:04:03 - How to define and win the right games 01:10:11 - How to balance honesty and kindness 01:17:17 - Frameworks for choosing the bigger life 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. Learn how to join us in Omaha for the Berkshire meeting here. Guy Spier’s interview with Thomas Borja-Mueller. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Facebook. Browse through all our episodes here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: HardBlock Human Rights Foundation Simple Mining Netsuite Shopify Plus500 Vanta Masterworks Fundrise References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. 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
1 hour 19 mins
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TIP789: The Story of Uber w/ Clay Finck
In this episode, Clay tells the story of Uber. Uber started as a simple idea, and evolved into one of the most disruptive companies of the modern era. Drawing from Brad Stone’s The Upstarts, the episode explores Uber’s early days, its global expansion, and the never-ending battles with regulators, competitors, and the taxi industry. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:42 - How Uber went from a simple idea in San Francisco to a global transportation platform in under a decade 00:03:58 - Why the taxi industry was ripe for disruption and how regulation shaped Uber’s early strategy 00:31:08 - The role venture capital, aggressive expansion, and competition played in Uber’s rise 00:39:41 - How network effects, data, and dynamic pricing powered Uber’s growth flywheel 01:00:42 - How Uber’s business model and moat evolved over time 01:15:54 - Why leadership style and company culture became both a strength and a liability as Uber scaled 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. Learn how to join us in Omaha for the Berkshire meeting here. Brad Stone’s book: The Upstarts. Stig Brodersen’s Uber pitch. Shawn O’Malley’s Uber pitch. Bill Ackman’s 2024 Annual Letter. Follow Clay on X and LinkedIn. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Facebook. Browse through all our episodes here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: HardBlock Human Rights Foundation Simple Mining Netsuite Shopify Plus500 Vanta Masterworks Fundrise References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. 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
1 hour 16 mins
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TECH014: Is AGI Here? Clawdbot, Local AI Agent Swarms w/ Pablo Fernandez & Trey Sellers (Tech Podcast)
Preston, Trey, and Pablo unpack the evolution of AI from agentic capabilities and decentralized systems to practical open-source tools like Clawdbot. They examine AI’s potential, security risks, personalized workflows, and its societal impact. With candid stories and real use cases, this episode offers a rare look into AI's current frontier and what lies ahead. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:11 - What agentic AI is and how it differs from traditional chatbots 00:07:27 - Why decentralization matters in AI development 00:10:06 - How open-source AI models like Clawdbot enable innovation 00:10:32 - How running AI locally differs from cloud-based models in security and control 00:11:19 - How persistent memory impacts AI behavior and risk 00:12:39 - Ways AI agents collaborate like teams in an organization 00:14:08 - The role of sovereignty and privacy in AI communications 00:15:42 - How Trey and Pablo initialize and manage specialized AI agents 00:17:15 - The risks of AI with access to personal data and how to mitigate them 00:23:09 - The potential of AI to innovate beyond human expectations Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Pablo on Nostr. Trey's newsletter and podcast: Fire BTC. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on 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 Bitcoin Fundamentals 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. Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: HardBlock Human Rights Foundation Simple Mining Netsuite Shopify Plus500 Vanta Masterworks Fundrise References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
1 hour 10 mins
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TIP788: Simple Investing w/ David Fagan
Stig Brodersen speaks with David Fagan about the case for indexing and what most investors get wrong about performance, financial advisors, and risk. They explore why missing a few percentage points can delay retirement by years, how to think about rebalancing, and what it truly means to be the overseer of your investments. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:57 - Why indexing works for almost everyone 00:12:49 - How to properly evaluate investment performance 00:24:58 - How to think about asset allocation and rebalancing using a simple, behaviorally sound framework 00:33:42 - What it really means to be the overseer of your investments, even if you outsource management 00:36:21 - Why missing just a few percentage points in returns can cost you years of your life 00:36:42 - Why missing 3% return means having to work another 6–7 years instead of retiring 00:44:13 - How to use expectations in the best possible way 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. Learn how to join us in Omaha for the Berkshire meeting here. Listen to our interview with David Fagan about investing like a business owner. Listen to our interview with David Fagan about Buffett’s favorite business book. Stig’s blog post on his portfolio and track record since 2014. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Facebook. 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. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: HardBlock Linkedin Talent Solutions Human Rights Foundation Simple Mining Masterworks Vanta Fundrise Netsuite Shopify References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investors Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
1 hour 6 mins
1 February Finished
