Preston Pysh is joined by Joe Carlasare, Steven McClurg, and Jeff Ross to cover a wide range of topics that include the current situation with interest rates continuing to climb higher and a resurgence in the global gas and diesel prices, where all these Bitcoin ETFs and the Grayscale lawsuit with the SEC is currently at, and more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - What is currently happening with SBF going back to jail? 08:26 - What is the status and impact of the SEC vs GBTC...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep 772•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, William Green speaks with Michael Berg, a great scholar & author who draws on the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah to explore how we can build lives that are truly richer, wiser, & happier. Here, Michael discusses how to extract more pleasure from whatever wealth you have; why sharing your money & time builds a greater sense of abundance; how to support your kids without sapping their desire to succeed; why deferred gratification is a superpower in business & life; how to handle chall...
Aug 20, 2023•2 hr 47 min•Ep 770•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck reviews the 28 psychology of human misjudgments in Peter Bevelin’s book, Seeking Wisdom. One of the best ways to behave more rationally is to understanding our own shortcomings biologically which we are oftentimes unaware of. This episode dives deep into these shortcomings, and how we can sidestep them to invest more wisely. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 0:00 - Intro 4:11 - Many of the human misjudgments that Charlie Munger has spoken about extensively. 4:34 - What bias by mere associ...
Aug 18, 2023•55 min•Ep 771•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh and Rod Roudi talk about how Rod participated in a local Bitcoin meetup in his hometown and took things to the next level by creating an entire park that has attracted numerous developers and Bitcoin builders to the city. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:17 - How did Rod run the initial Nashville Bitcoin meet-up? 09:23 - What is the mission at Bitcoin Park? 09:23 - What should people consider for their own local meet-ups? 14:19 - Is it important for people to engage w...
Aug 16, 2023•47 min•Ep 769•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s show, Stig Brodersen and Preston Pysh are co-hosting an episode for the first time since 2019. They talk about how they met each other and the early days of their company. They also discuss how their investment approach has evolved over the years. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 04:18 - How Preston and Stig met each other and how The Investor’s Podcast got started 08:20 - How the early days were at TIP before it became a real company 24:32 - If Preston invests in stocks an...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep 768•Transcript available on Metacast Back by popular demand, Clay Finck brings back Chris Mayer to chat about his book, How Do You Know – A Guide to Clear Thinking About Wall Street, Investing, and Life. This book is one that really made us think as it is not your conventional investing book and questions much of traditional thinking in the world of finance. If you’re interested in becoming a better thinker as an investor, then this episode is a must-listen. Chris is the author of 100 Baggers and How Do You Know?, and the co-founde...
Aug 11, 2023•53 min•Ep 767•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh is joined by Perianne Boring to talk about the current policy and political situation surrounding the Bitcoin ecosystem. They talk about the current bills, the numerous presidential candidates proposing Bitcoin policies, and what that might actually look like in application if they’re elected. Perianne is the founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. She’s been working on Capitol Hill with policymakers educating them on Bitcoin for nearly a decade. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL ...
Aug 09, 2023•57 min•Ep 766•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck chats with David Stein about current market conditions, the role of international stocks in a portfolio, whether investors should get exposure to AI stocks or not, if GDP is an outdated metric, the role of alternative assets in a portfolio, and David’s guide to living a richer, wiser, and happier life. David Stein is the Host of Money For the Rest of Us, a weekly personal finance podcast with over 20 million downloads. He’s also the co-founder of Asset Camp, a fintech platform of dyna...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 765•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh and Alexander Leishman talk about whether the Lightning Network has the scaling capacity to take on global transactions without centralizing forces compromising the Bitcoin mission. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - A Bitcoin ETF and what it means. 04:15 - Is the competition from other domains causing the SEC to approve an ETF? 05:23 - Is there concern with Bitcoins from ETFs being used to create yield inside the ETFs? 09:55 - Explain the Lightning API at River. 1...
Aug 02, 2023•51 min•Ep 764•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck chats with Brian Feroldi about the valuation mindset spectrum, and how investors can determine which valuation approach investors should use when analyzing a company. Brian Feroldi is an expert content creator in the investing space and a writer and contributor to the Motley Fool. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - What the valuation mindset spectrum is. 04:50 - The long history of value investing. 10:00 - How investors should think about the valuation spectrum in re...
Jul 30, 2023•55 min•Ep 763•Transcript available on Metacast One of the most important topics in Bitcoin is this idea of game theory and the mutually reinforcing incentives to keep the entire network balanced and beneficial to all participants. Preston Pysh and Scott Lindberg cover all sorts of interesting ideas around Bitcoin’s overall game theory on today's episode. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - An overview of Game Theory. 12:53 - The critical difference between infinite and finite games. 23:21 - What Satoshi had to consider when ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 762•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, William Green speaks with Arnold Van Den Berg, who spent the first years of his life in hiding during the Holocaust & overcame enormous obstacles to become a renowned investor. Here, Arnold shares practical tools, techniques, & principles that helped him gain control over his mind & body so he could lift himself out of poverty & depression. His mission: to guide & empower others on their journey toward happiness, success, & prosperity. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro...
Jul 23, 2023•3 hr 31 min•Ep 761•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck chats with best-selling author, Gautam Baid. We cover the passionate pursuit of lifelong learning, how he achieved his dream of being a professional portfolio manager, why he puts the majority of his focus on high quality businesses, why India’s time has arrived, and much more. Gautam Baid, CFA is the Managing Partner of Stellar Wealth Partners India Fund, a Delaware-based investment partnership which is available to accredited investors in the US. Gautam is also the Equity Advisor of...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 760•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh brings John Dennehy to the show. John is member of a nonprofit organization called My First Bitcoin. The organization created a robust curriculum around Bitcoin and how local citizens, students, business owners, or even government officials, can participate in this 10 week all in-person course. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - How John got involved in creating the My First Bitcoin non-profit. 06:09 - An overview of enrollment and impact. 12:12 - The Power of Mone...
Jul 19, 2023•54 min•Ep 759•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck chats with Dan Rasmussen about why Japanese equities offer some of the most attractive valuations in the market today, how stretched growth stock valuations are relative to value and much more. Dan is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Verdad, which is a global asset management firm that strives to achieve the highest risk-adjusted returns possible through rigorous research and its practical application. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 01:45 - Contrarian views of the ma...
Jul 16, 2023•55 min•Ep 758•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck talks with Charles Clinton on today's show, diving into commercial real estate and EquityMultiple. They discuss trends in prices amidst interest rate hikes, and how EquityMultiple ventures into niche asset classes like self-storage and car washes. Charles is the co-founder and CEO of EquityMultiple, which is a leading online investment platform that is leveraging technology to help modernize the real estate industry IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 01:35 - The macro trends...
Jul 14, 2023•53 min•Ep 757•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Maier, author of a book called A Progressive Case for Bitcoin, joins Preston Pysh on the show to dispel Bitcoin myths with sound reasoning and data and analysis. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:57 - What happened when Jason posted a Bitcoin poster on his wall at work? 10:29 - Jason's deep dive into Bitcoin Mining and the environmental impact. 24:30 - Is Bitcoin an extension of Occupy Wall Street? 30:15 - Bitcoin and Too Big to Fail Banks. 35:03 - Can Bitcoin make war less p...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 756•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, William Green chats with famed author Pico Iyer about how to create a life that’s truly richer, wiser, & happier. Pico has written 15 books & delivered 4 TED Talks that have received nearly 12 million views. Here, he shares profound & practical insights drawn from his vast range of personal experience: he’s spent decades as a travel writer; befriended everyone from the Dalai Lama to Leonard Cohen; lost everything he owned in a wildfire; & built a remarkably peaceful & productive...
Jul 09, 2023•2 hr 13 min•Ep 755•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck chats with fan favorite Ian Cassel about a wide array of topics, including the role of mentors in his development as an investor, the three characteristics of a business that lead to “Lightning in a Bottle”, and unconventional methods he uses to understand a business better than nearly all other investors. Ian is a full-time microcap investor and CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He is the founder of MicroCapClub.com and co-founder of the IntelligentFanatics.com. IN THIS...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 754•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh brings Brandon Quittem to the show to talk about his deep interest in biology and nature, and how the Bitcoin network is evolving in harmonious ways with nature. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Who is Brandon and his background in Fungi? 01:34 - Fungi 101 and how they work with plants in the forest. 01:34 - Mycelium and it's complex network under the soil. 16:18 - How Bitcoin mimics Biology. 18:39 - Proof of Work and how Fungi decompose organic matter. 23:08 - N...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 753•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck completes his review of Howard Marks’ book – Mastering the Market Cycle. This is a wonderful book for understanding market cycles and where we are at in the cycle at any given time. Most investors aren’t aware of the cyclicality of markets and are prone to fall victim to greed and fear at the exact wrong times. Superior investors are aware of markets cycles, and position themselves to profit from them. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 01:33 - How Howard Marks thinks about ...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 752•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh and Luke Gromen talks about the current events unfolding around the Fed’s current rate hike pause, whether this is it or will they keep on tightening in future meetings. They talk about the energy market, its impact on treasury yields, the Bitcoin shift that’s currently taking place, and more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - The FED recently paused with their efforts to raise interest rates - what's happening? 04:08 - Everyone's talking about the TGA needing ref...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 751•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode, William Green shares several fundamental, life-changing lessons that he’s learned from his conversations with Charlie Munger, Mohnish Pabrai, Tom Gayner, & John Spears. The focus here is on powerful insights that can guide & enrich you both in business & life. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:37 - Why Charlie Munger thinks being ethical is a huge competitive advantage 17:16 - Why Munger urges you to get “toxic people” out of your life, & do it fast. 24:52 -...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep 750•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck and Polina Pompliano discuss her book "Hidden Genius," exploring mental frameworks of high performers to unlock their full potential. After five years of writing The Profile, Polina Marinova Pompliano has studied hundreds of successful people and examined how they reason their way through problems, unleash their creativity, navigate relationships, and perform under extreme pressure. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 02:11 - How Polina defines success. 04:40 - What people-ba...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 748•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh brings back expert digital asset attorney Joe Carlasare, and resonant realist American Hodl. These two are the perfect mix to cover the Binance and Coinbase battle currently taking place against the SEC. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Joe's overview of everything happening from a legal sense in the US over the past 6 months. 00:50 - What is a TRO and how has the SEC used it against Binance? 17:35 - Will the Ripple lawsuit have any impact on the the Coinbase or ...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 749•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s show, Stig Brodersen talks with co-host William Green, the author of “Richer, Wiser, Happier.” With a strong focus on books, they discuss what has made them Richer, Wiser, or Happier in the past quarter. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - How to curate a book list 12:53 - How can you find books the same way as your pick stocks 23:32 - Which books have made us Wiser, Richer, and Happier 30:14 - How the master appears when the student is ready 44:13 - Whether AI changes...
Jun 18, 2023•2 hr 49 min•Ep 747•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s episode, Clay reviews Howard Marks’ book – Mastering the Market Cycle. This is a wonderful book for understanding market cycles and where we are at in the cycle at any given time. Most investors aren’t aware of the cyclicality of markets and are prone to fall victim to greed and fear at the exact wrong times. Superior investors are aware of markets cycles, and position themselves to profit from them. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 03:32 - Why it’s important to understand...
Jun 16, 2023•57 min•Ep 746•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh chats with André Neves all about Bitcoin and its integration into gaming. André is the co-founder and CTO at Zebedee. Zebedee is a company that lets developers make turnkey financial transactions native to their apps and games. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:41 - What exactly is Zebedee and what makes it unique in the Bitcoin and gaming space? 06:01 - Could you describe, in layman's terms, the technology behind Zebedee's API for streaming Bitcoin sats? 06:01 - What ...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 745•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s classic episode, we study Billionaire Peter Thiel. Peter co-founded PayPal and he was the CEO until the sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. After the sale of PayPal, Thiel started a big data analysis company called Palantir Technologies. He also became the founder of a venture capital firm called Founders Fund. With this firm, Thiel became Facebook’s first outside investor when he acquired a 10% stake for as little as $500,000 in August of 2004. Peter’s personal net worth today is ...
Jun 11, 2023•46 min•Ep 744•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s episode, Clay chats with Scott Patterson about his new book - The Chaos Kings. The Chaos Kings tells the story of the hedge fund that achieved average annual returns of over 105% from 2008 through 2019, and how Bill Ackman had a $27 million dollar bet that turned into over $2.6 billion. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 02:35 - Who the Chaos Kings are. 05:38 - The story of Nassim Taleb and Mark Spitznagel setting up a hedge fund that delivered average returns of 105% annual...
Jun 09, 2023•58 min•Ep 743•Transcript available on Metacast 
