On today’s conversation with Daniel Hinton and Steve Jeffress, they talk about the idea of financial oracles and how the price of Bitcoin in US dollar terms is passively showing up in the data of the Bitcoin blockchain. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - What is an Oracle and what is it needed for? 06:42 - What is a UTXO? 08:29 - What price information was discovered in the Bitcoin blockchain? 10:17 - How was it found? 10:17 - What are some other interesting things that have be...
Oct 04, 2023•52 min•Ep 788•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s episode, Clay Finck reviews Michael Batnick’s book, Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments. One of the best ways to become a better investor is to learn from our own mistakes. The second best (and less costly) way is to study the mistakes of others. If you want to learn from the mistakes of the world’s greatest investors, then this episode was made for you. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 01:24 - Lessons from Batnick’s book from studying the mistakes...
Oct 01, 2023•59 min•Ep 787•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh and Dr. Peter St. Onge cover some of the current macro events and themes while also talking about a few parallels to the previous global superpowers of the past, like the Roman Empire. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - Peter's overview of what's causing the inflation that happened after 2020. 20:39 - What's happening in China and does Peter buy into all the headlines that it's got economic problems? 33:59 - Peter's thoughts on Bitcoin and how it's going to be rele...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 786•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s episode, Clay Finck is joined by Daniel Pronk and Jake Ruth to share the fundamentals of stock investing. They dive into everything they wish they knew as a beginner, the books they would read, and the biggest mistakes they would have tried to avoid. Daniel Pronk and Jake Ruth are the founders of Stock Unlock, which is helping transform everyday people into successful investors. Daniel is also popular on YouTube, as he has over 200k subscribers on his channel. Daniel and Jake are the ...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 785•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh and Guy Swann's conversation covers the fascinating attributes about AI, the counterintuitive nature of AI and how the need for specialized models will create a rich ecosystem of decentralizing forces around countless models and resourcing requests. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - What is at the intersection of AI and Bitcoin? 19:12 - How AI is able to synthesize enormous amounts of information. 30:29 - Why AI models are actually going to be a decentralizing for...
Sep 20, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Ep 784•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, William Green speaks with Chris Bloomstran, President & Chief Investment Officer of Semper Augustus. This conversation has been divided into two episodes. Here, in Part 2, Chris discusses what we can learn from studying Berkshire Hathaway & Warren Buffett; weighs the risks of Berkshire’s huge Apple stake; discusses Berkshire’s valuation; & explains why the stock should beat the S&P 500. He also talks about avoiding charlatans and living with integrity. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEA...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 783•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, William Green chats with Chris Bloomstran, President & Chief Investment Officer of Semper Augustus. This conversation is so rich that it’s been divided into two episodes. Here, in Part 1, Chris explains how to achieve long-term success by seeking a “dual margin of safety” that comes from owning high-quality businesses at attractive prices. He also warns about the perennial dangers of irrational exuberance, which he now sees in hot stocks like Tesla & Nvidia. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep 782•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s episode, Clay Finck is joined by Aswath Damodaran who is widely referred to as the dean of valuation. Aswath Damodaran is a professor at NYU of corporate finance and valuation and has taught thousands of students how to value companies and pick stocks. He has written numerous books on valuation and has also made all of his university courses available online for free. Aswath is one of the clearest teachers of finance and investing in the industry. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 ...
Sep 15, 2023•56 min•Ep 781•Transcript available on Metacast Bitcoin core developer and author Jimmy Song recently published a new book titled Fiat Ruins Everything. In this episode, Preston Pysh and Jimmy highlight some interesting perspectives on how the money is not only changing the way businesses conduct themselves, but also how it’s impacting family values, culture, and relationships. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:59 - Why Jimmy doesn't need NFTs. 07:55 - How Alt-coins use Bitcoin to rent-seek. 12:04 - How fiat undermines work. 15:...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 780•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, Stig Brodersen speaks to Tobias Carlisle and Hari Ramachandra. Stig outlines why he put Constellation Software on his watchlist and is waiting to buy the dip. Hari’s pick, Brookfield Corporation, is one of the world’s largest alternative investment management companies with over $725B of assets under management. Tobias pitches Winnebago, a value stock coming off the strong demand from COVID. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:33 - Why Hari is bullish on Brookfield...
Sep 10, 2023•2 hr 53 min•Ep 779•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck is joined by Bob Muglia to discuss the AI boom, Bob’s experience working with Bill Gates, and how he helped lead Snowflake from $0 to $200 million in revenue during his tenure as CEO. Bob Muglia is a prominent technology executive known for his influential roles at Microsoft, including Senior Vice President of the Server & Tools Division, and is also the former CEO of Snowflake, a leading cloud data warehousing company. Bob helped lead Snowflake to go from zero to a $200 million busin...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 778•Transcript available on Metacast In the part two of a two-part discussion with Preston Pysh and Lyn Alden, they talk about the merging of a credit based money ledger system with a commodity backed money system into a single new technology, which is Bitcoin. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Why money has been at the crux of global conflict since time immemorial. 16:08 - Why can't a government entity just fire-up 20,000 nodes and try to fork the code? 33:41 - Lyn's thoughts on Gresham's law and Bitcoin. 41:23 ...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep 777•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Stig Brodersen and Preston Pysh talk with Lyn Alden about her new book, Broken Money. In this first part episode of two, you’ll quickly hear why Stig and Preston think Broken Money is one of the best books they read in 2023. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:50 - Why the current monetary system is broken 08:02 - What commodity money is and why it’s relevant to understand today 28:33 - Why the fractional banking reserve system is like a game of musical chairs 47:36 ...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep 776•Transcript available on Metacast Clay Finck is joined by Jacob McDonough to discuss Berkshire's 1962 beginnings, Warren Buffett's turnaround, and its rise to a $800B valuation by 2023. Jacob McDonough is the author of the book Capital Allocation, which covers the financials of Berkshire Hathaway from 1955 through 1985, and he’s the host of the 10-K podcast, where he dives into the annual reports of various companies from decades ago, such as Geico and GM. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 02:02 - Why purchasing Berk...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep 775•Transcript available on Metacast Preston Pysh brings Blockstream's Adam Back and James Macedonio to the show. They talk about Blockstream’s efforts to develop their very own ASIC miner and what it takes to take something like that to market and all the challenges that are associated with it. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - Why is building an ASIC like building a high-performance race car? 10:02 - How do you think through production and reliability when building an ASIC? 10:02 - How can one test the reliabil...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 774•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s show, we bring back oil expert Josh Young to give an update on the oil market. This discussion touches on Buffett’s updated oil positions, why OPEC is encouraging others to invest more in oil production, the impact of the China reopening on global oil demand, and more. Josh is the Chief Investment Officer and Founder of Bison Interests, which focuses on investing strictly in oil and gas equities. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 01:53 - The highlights of the oil and gas m...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 773•Transcript available on Metacast 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 
