In today’s episode, we sit down with author and George Washington University Professor of Law, Lawrence Cunningham. Most known for his wildly successful publication of Warren Buffett’s Essays, Lawrence is the most prolific researcher and author of Buffett and Berkshire, having written over two dozen books on the topic. This was a very fun and wide-ranging discussion, so sit back and enjoy our discussion with Lawrence Cunningham. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: What separates Warren Buffett from t...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep 336•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How Brent views the macro landscape Brents opinions on different "pools" of money in the greater economy Why scare assets are going to continue to dominate the investing landscape How to think about position size Brent's risks for Bitcoin How much Bitcoin should be in your portfolio BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Brent Johnson's twi...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep 335•Transcript available on Metacast For this week’s episode, Stig has invited John Huber from Saber Capital management, Tobias Carlisle from Acquirer's Fund, and Dr. Wes Gray from Alpha Architect. All three guests are highly successful asset managers. They talk about different value investing concepts that all investors should know. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How to know what you don’t know How to make and lose money in market cycles How to have the right amount of risk in your portfolio Which investment advice you should give...
Dec 27, 2020•54 min•Ep 334•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How Michael Saylor defines Inflation, risk premiums and hurdle rates The fundamentals of Microstrategy Why he's putting Bitcoin on his balance sheet Why he issued convertible debt to buy more bitcoin How other companies will likely follow suit BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Michael Saylor's twitter Michael Saylor's company MicroStra...
Dec 23, 2020•3 hr 32 min•Ep 333•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode, we sit down with Alex Shahidi and Damien Bisserier from Evoke Advisors, to discuss balanced portfolio allocation tactics used by billionaires like Ray Dalio. Damien used to work for Dalio at Bridgewater Associates - the largest Hedge fund in the world with more than $160B under management, while Alex has over 20 years of experience managing billions of dollars for his clients. We discuss why, after years of research, Alex and Damien have concluded that a portfolio based on ri...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 332•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The early days of Blockstream The fork wars and why they were important to future growth What is transaction value per second and why's it important Where he sees Bitcoin in the next five years The Lightning Network Liquid Green and Aqua Security & utility tokens on top of Bitcoin Blockstream satellites Gaming and Bitcoin BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the othe...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep 331•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode, Stig and I speak with Ed Harrison, the editor at Real Vision TV. Ed talks to us about current market conditions and how investors should position themselves accordingly. We'll discuss the accelerating debt situation across the globe and the opportunities and constraints for investors. In addition, we'll cover the continued massive money printing and the impact on the economy, not only as investors but as citizens. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Why facing a double-dip recessi...
Dec 13, 2020•49 min•Ep 330•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Work being done on the lightning network for payments What a deflationary world would look like What would the price of real estate look like How might the stock market get repriced Other technology impacts Bitcoin might have on policy BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Jeff Booth's book, The Price of Tomorrow Jeff Booth's twitter accou...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep 329•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s show we speak to Ben Claremon and Eugene Robin from Cove Street Capital about the intrinsic value of Lumen. Lumen Technology is a new name for a merged entity between Level 3 and CenturyLink. We discuss how Level 3 holds the hidden upside value while only being one-third of the new entity, and CenturyLink's dying business model is distracting the market attention. Ben and Eugene make a great case for why there may be a special situation between the two right around the corner that cou...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep 328•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Top tips for people entering Bitcoin for the first time Thoughts on alt coins Why does the world need Bitcoin How money evolves in four phases The ownership distribution of gold and bitcoin Thoughts on Defi BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. All of Vijay Boyapati's incredible writings on Bitcoin Vijay Boyapati's twitter account Browse t...
Dec 02, 2020•59 min•Ep 327•Transcript available on Metacast When we talk about Real Estate investing, the community that first comes to mind is BiggerPockets. We are excited to welcome the hosts of BiggerPockets, Brandon Turner, and David Greene. BiggerPockets is the world's largest real estate community, and Brandon and David guide their audience through the complexities of real estate investing. Today they will share tips on how to diversify into real estate if you're a stock investor. In addition, we'll talk about how to value properties and some prac...
Nov 29, 2020•55 min•Ep 326•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: What's the fundamental problem Bitcoin intends to solve What is sound money Governments will never allow it!? How is Bitcoin's supply actually fixed? Central Bank game theory What is Bitcoin's Number Go Up Technology? But the price is so volatile Thoughts on the Stock to Flow model BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. All of Robert Breedl...
Nov 25, 2020•2 hr 18 min•Ep 325•Transcript available on Metacast Luke Gromen is the Founder of the macro-thematic research firm, The Forest for the Trees. He’s one of the leading experts on everything happening in the global economy today. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why banks will be a smaller part of the S&P500 in the future. How to invest in an unsafe macro environment. Why we’re approaching a bursting sovereign global debt bubble. Why a rising price of bitcoin could force up the price of gold. ·Ask The Investors: How do I buy and store bitcoin safely? ...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 324•Transcript available on Metacast We bring back our Mastermind Group with Toby Carlisle and Hari Ramachandra, where we go around the room and we make a pick in the stock market. We talk about why we think there’s value, and we help troubleshoot each other’s picks. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is the intrinsic value of Diamond Hill Capital Management? What is the intrinsic value of Oracle? What is the intrinsic value of Footlocker? Why Reliance Industries is a bet on the growth of India. Why Preston is doubling down on Bit...
Nov 15, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep 323•Transcript available on Metacast Raoul Pal has decades of experience in financial markets and is the Founder of the popular media company, Real Vision. During the show, we talked about all the hot macro topics going on at the end of 2020, inflation, deflation, the idea of a new Bretton Woods, central bank, digital currencies, Bitcoin, MMT, and much more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Are we in an inflationary or deflationary environment? Why interest rates will turn negative in the US. Why bitcoin is consuming all other asset ...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 322•Transcript available on Metacast John Gald has over 15 years of experience practicing on the brain and various specializations like epilepsy and numerous others. During the show, we cover some really fascinating topics on how the brain affects investing. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: How we process information subconsciously and how we can take advantage of it . How reflexivity functions between the conscious and subconscious mind. How the brain tricks us into making investing mistakes. How the best investors use the biases of...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 321•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Voss talks all about negotiations. Chris is the bestselling author of the book “Never Split the Difference.” He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and has spent 24 years in the FBI crisis negotiation unit. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why you would like your counterpart to say “No” and not “Yes” when you negotiate with them. Why you need agreement from your counterparty three times to close a business deal. How to use loss aversion to your advantage in negotiations. How to...
Oct 25, 2020•44 min•Ep 320•Transcript available on Metacast Arif Karim talks about a deep value pick, Charles Schwab. After graduating from MIT more than two decades ago, Arif entered the financial investment space. He’s now the senior investment analyst at Ensemble Capital Management. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is the intrinsic value of Charles Schwab? The importance of networking effects in wealth management. Why the two most important metrics in wealth management is AUM growth and NIM. How to value a financial service company. What the expect...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep 319•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Green has some fascinating insights surrounding passive investing and the systematic risk it potentially poses to the overall market. Michael is a professional investor who has multiple decades managing tens of billions of dollars. Michael is the former portfolio manager for billionaire Peter Thiel’s macro investment firm, and is now the partner and chief strategist at Logica Funds. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: The relationship between the velocity of money and liquidity. Why we’re not...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep 318•Transcript available on Metacast Jake Taylor takes us on a deep dive intrinsic value assessment of the company Fairfax Financial Holdings. The purpose of these episodes is to give the audience a thorough discussion and analysis of companies so they can pick up on the key considerations and questions for other companies and a similar sector, or even for just a general analysis of a stock. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is the intrinsic value of Fairfax Financial Holdings? What is the intrinsic value of Fairfax Africa? How t...
Oct 04, 2020•53 min•Ep 317•Transcript available on Metacast Stig and Preston cover the current market conditions, changes in Warren Buffett’s portfolio, a couple different stock picks that are coming up on their value filter, and the optimal asset allocation mix right now with everything going on. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why Warren Buffett is buying Bank of America. Which stocks Warren Buffett is selling right now. Why Warren Buffett has bought into Japanese trading houses. Which stocks Preston and Stig find interesting given the current market co...
Sep 27, 2020•50 min•Ep 316•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is a deep-dive into gold and gold miners. Marin Katusa comes with a wealth of experience, having sat on boards of publicly traded companies and having arranged over a billion dollars in financing for various deals in the commodity sector. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why the performance of gold miners are lagging the performance of the price of gold. How to invest in gold miners. The details of Warren Buffett’s investment in gold. Why the fear of deflation keeps Chair of the Feder...
Sep 20, 2020•48 min•Ep 315•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve collected some important audio clips from some of the most prominent investors in the world. The clips cover topics such as hospitality, real estate market, education, social media monopolies, for sales from Chinese governments to U.S. based businesses, and much more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Where Ray Dalio predicts money to flow after COVID-19 is over. How Peter Thiel thinks about how technology is changing education from the outside in. How Sam Zell thinks about the commercial mor...
Sep 13, 2020•50 min•Ep 314•Transcript available on Metacast Ed Harrison is an expert in investment banking and is an incredible host at Real Vision where he conducts some of the most exclusive discussions with the world’s most influential thinkers in finance. On today's show, he talks about the current market conditions and various investment ideas in the third quarter of 2020. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: How the low yield has changed the investment thesis for growth and value investors. What is the optimal investing strategy dependent on your view on...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 313•Transcript available on Metacast John Huber, managing partner at Sabre Capital Management joins Preston Pysh and Stig Brodersen to discuss identify high-quality businesses. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: How to identify high-quality businesses and their moat. How to make growth assumptions for your stock picks. Why the vast majority of losses in the stock market come from picking the wrong business and not picking the wrong valuation on the right business. How is the COVID-19 crisis different and similar to other crises in the ...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep 312•Transcript available on Metacast Lyn Alden, Luke Gromen, and Jeff Booth are some of the best economic thinkers in the world right now. For the 3Q of 2020 macro mastermind discussion, they discuss what’s happening in the world right now. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Whether we will see a return of the liquidity crisis in the USD. Whether we have another currency that can replace the USD as the global reserve currency. Whether the world will continue to exponentially expand the global aggregated monetary baseline. Why some comp...
Aug 23, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Ep 311•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Preston and Stig has a mastermind discussion with Tobias Carlisle and Hari Ramachandra where they discuss intrinsic value of selected companies IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is the intrinsic value of Alphabet Inc.? What is the intrinsic value of Berkshire Hathaway? What is the intrinsic value of E-Trade? What is the intrinsic value of Brookfield Property REIT? How Warren Buffett made his greatest trade ever . Ask The Investors: How can a stock price increase after it has been di...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 310•Transcript available on Metacast We talk to Ian Formigle about the structural and infrastructure impacts for all types of real estate that COVID is having and what to expect moving forward. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: How has COVID-19 changed the commercial real estate market? Why you can have the right idea, but the wrong execution in the current market conditions. How to find value in megatrends in commercial estate in 2020 and beyond. Why commercial real estate fits into a value investor’s portfolio in volatile markets. B...
Aug 08, 2020•56 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast Niels Kaastrup-Larsen implemented a trend following approach to investing. Through this episode, we discuss the specifics of this style of investing and how it’s so different than all the other styles we’ve ever covered in the past. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why should you have trend following in a diversified portfolio? Why trend following and value investing complement each other well. How to follow a rule-based strategy and when you should change your rules. Why the best trend following ...
Aug 02, 2020•49 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast Cullen Roche talks about the current market conditions and various trade ideas for navigating this landscape. Cullen has managed hundreds of millions of dollars for the past two decades. He is the founder of Pragmatic Capitalism, the author of multiple investing books, and a regular guest on Bloomberg and major financial news outlets. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: The main advantage of centralized currencies. Why the risk of inflation is more likely to come from the Treasury than from the Feder...
Jul 25, 2020•58 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast 
