The Disciplined Investor Podcast

Let’s get something straight – we need to know who to listen to and who to ignore. We have great clips of the hucksters and one person in the group you should listen to. Listener questions! This is a long overdue ask Andrew segment and we have some great questions. GREAT QUESTIONS!   Follow @andrewhorowitz Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (AAPL), (MSFT), (NVDA), (SN)

When does a great stock sour? Your diversification may be an illusion. Who really profits from AI spending? Strong margins and earnings. Why won’t stocks rise? Noland Langford, founder of Left Brain Research is our guest this week. Let’s talk fundamentals and a ton of names…. NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Noland started in the financial services industry working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. After many years of managing separate accounts on a discretionary basis for high net worth clients, Noland decided to launch his own RIA firm, Left Brain Wealth Management, LLC in 2014. Once the RIA firm was established, Noland progressed to his ultimate goal of launching his own hedge fund vehicle, Left Brain Capital Appreciation Fund, L.P. which was launched in January 2016. Noland is passionate about the markets and spends most of his waking hours dedicated to investment research and portfolio management. Noland received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a Certified Financial Planner licensee. In his spare time, Noland is an avid reader and enjoys working out and traveling. Noland splits his time between the Chicago and Miami offices. Check out Left Brain Investment Research Follow @andrewhorowitz Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (HON), (GE), (GEV), (GEHC), (NFLX), (NVDA), (AAPL), (GOOGL), (MSFT), (AMZN), (ORCL), (DOCN), (NBIS), (CRWV), (META), (SFTBY), (DKNG), (CPB), (PEP), (GIS), (UPS), (XLE), (XLV)

Earnings season now in full swing. The VIX spikes and then relaxes a bit. Oil and Rates – a pair looking for trouble. This week’s guest –  Fausto Pugliese, Founder of CyberTrading University Fausto Pugliese is the founder of Cyber Trading University (CTU), a trading education company dedicated to teaching individuals how to understand and navigate the financial markets. With over 30 years of experience on Wall Street, Fausto specializes in reading order flow, understanding supply and demand, and identifying institutional buying and selling activity. Through Cyber Trading University, he has helped educate traders on market timing, risk management, and the importance of discipline. His philosophy is simple: “You have to learn before you can earn.” Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (NVDA), (SNDK), (AAPL), (SPY), (GLD)

Rocky Road as inflation kick in hard. The weight of the debt is overwhelming. Banks, tech and earnings in the spotlight…. Thinking about your brain on finance… A great topic to discuss with our Guest – Dr. Daniel Crosby – Chief Behavioral Officer with Orion. Read this episode’s Podcast Summary and Notes Dr. Daniel Crosby is a psychologist and behavioural finance expert whose work lives at the intersection of mind and markets. He is the New York Times bestselling author of four books, including The Laws of Wealth, The Behavioral Investor, and The Soul of Wealth – each recognized by the Axiom Business Book Awards as the best investment writing of its release year. A sought-after speaker, Daniel shares insights worldwide on how human behaviour shapes markets and how understanding psychology can lead to better outcomes for investors and organizations. At home, he is a devoted husband and father of three, a die-hard St. Louis Cardinals fan, an explorer of the American South, and an avid student of Filipino food, culture, and language. Daniel was named one of Investment News “40 Under 40” and a “financial blogger you should be reading” by AARP. Daniel’s second book, “Personal Benchmark“, co-authored with Charles Widger of Brinker Capital, was a New York Times bestseller that outlines a highly personalized approach to investing that aligns intention with action while fostering an investment experience that is both enjoyable and rational. In his bestselling book, The Behavioral Investor, psychologist and asset manager Dr. Daniel Crosby examines the sociological, neurological and psychological factors that influence our investment decisions and sets forth practical solutions for improving both returns and behavior. Readers will be treated to the most comprehensive examination of investor behavior to date and will leave with concrete solutions for refining decision-making processes, increasing self-awareness and constraining the fatal flaws to which most investors are prone. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (MSFT), (GOOGL), (BAC), (JPM), (GS), (NVDA), (ASML)

Stocks have been hitting records while the bond market is throwing a fit. Oil is moving higher as the Fed is trying to figure out what to do next. Something doesn’t quite add up. This week’s guest – James Stack of InvesTech and Stack Financial Management. NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Recognized as one of the nation’s leading technical analysts, James Stack was formerly a project manager with IBM Research and has a number of domestic and international patents to his credit. After founding financial research firm InvesTech Research in 1979, he began publishing the InvesTech newsletter in 1982 which he continues to lead today. Over the years, InvesTech has earned widespread recognition for its unique analysis of the key forces behind the stock market and its ability to safely guide investors through the most tumultuous times – including the 2008 Financial Crisis, the 2000 Tech Bubble and the 1987 Crash. In 1994, Jim founded Stack Financial Management (SFM), an affiliate wealth management company which manages over $2B in assets for clients in virtually all 50 states. SFM is considered among the top independent wealth advisors and has consistently been ranked on Barron’s “Top 100 Independent Advisors” in the U.S. and Forbes list of “America’s Top 250 Wealth Advisors”. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (IBM), (CAT), (AVGO), (NVDA), (MSFT), (GDX), (XLE), (XLV), (XLP), (XLU), (XLI), (EFV)

Here we go – the start of the final 3 months of 2026. A look back to look ahead. What to expect – when investing… We are talking Stock Market Maestros with our guest – Clare Flynn Levy, CEO of Essentia Analytics NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Clare Flynn Levy is the founder and CEO of Essentia Analytics, a fintech firm that uses decision attribution analytics to help both equity fund managers and allocators of capital identify investment skill and bias – and continuously improve their decision-making. Essentia leads the field in behavioral analytics and works with many of the world’s largest investment managers. Prior to founding Essentia, Clare spent 10 years as a fund manager, both active equity (running over $1bn of pension funds for Deutsche Asset Management) and hedge (as CIO of Avocet Capital Management, a technology hedge fund). She’s the co-author of “Stock Market Maestros: The winning habits, strategies, and mindsets of the world’s best investors” (2026). Follow @cflynnlevy Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (QQQ), (NKE)

Danger Will Robinson – Rates, Prices and Diesel… Somehting is going to break says our guest. A plethora of stocks… And our guest – Frank Curzio – Curzio research…   NEW! DOWNLOAD THE SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Frank Curzio can be reached by email at [email protected] Frank Curzio is an equity analyst with close to three decades of experience covering small- and mid-cap stocks. Check out his newsletters. (Free trial subscriptions available) He has been the editor of several well respected newsletters with major companies as well on of the top performers with TheStreet.com where he significantly outperformed the markets during his tenure. He was also a research analyst for Jim Cramer. Frank is the host of Wall Street Unplugged. Frank has been a guest on various media outlets including Fox Business News, CNBC’s The Kudlow Report and CNBC’s The Call. He has also been mentioned numerous times on Jim Cramer’s™s Mad Money, is a featured guest on CNN Radio and has been quoted in financial magazines and websites. Before TheStreet.com, Frank was the editor of The FXC Newsletter and received one of the top rankings by Hulbert’s Financial Digest for risk-adjusted performance. Follow @frankcurzio Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (NKE), (RKT), (LOW), (TME), (WYNN), (LVS), (RRR), (MCD), (PNR), (STZ), (DKS), (FLUT), (VIVO), (DGX), (UEC), (DIS), (PSKY), (NFLX), (AAPL), (KO), (LULU), (WMT), (AMZN), (GOOGL), (COST), (TGT), (FDX), (UPS), (KBH), (LEN)

The Debt Story Is Worse (and Better) than the Headlines. The Fed is boxed in and it Feels like Economic Indigestion. Oil-  could we get to $120 …. and then what? And our guest today – Dr. Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economic Studies at UC Berkley  NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Barry Eichengreen (George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee, Professor of Economics) is a distinguished professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is the George C. Pardee & Helen N. Pardee Chair. A leading expert on the international monetary system and global finance, his research covers the history of global financial crises, the international monetary system, economic history, and the causes and consequences of populism. Dr. Eichengreen holds fellowships from several institutions, including the National Bureau of Economic Research and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Learn More at http://www.ibkr.com/funds Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – https://thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/tdi-strategy/ Stocks mentioned in this episode: (V), (MA), (GLD), (QQQ), (USO)

Total PPI was up 5.4% year-over-year, up from 4.8% in July. Yes, we have inflation. Oil rocking higher – WTI breaks above $100+ Asking: Do you really know your funds? Our guest this week – David Gaffen, Breaking News editor at Reuters. NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) David Gaffen is the U.S. breaking news companies editor at Reuters, where he has worked for almost two decades. He also did stints as the U.S. energy editor and U.S. deputy markets editor and has been a business journalist for more than 20 years. In that time he has covered the 2008 financial crisis, the oil-market meltdown in 2020, and was nominated for a Loeb Award for a series of articles on the growth of stock buybacks in 2015. He lives in New York with his family. Follow @DavidGaffen Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Looking to invest in The Disciplined Investor Managed Growth Strategy? Click HERE for the virtual tour – https://tinyurl.com/tdimg1 Stocks Mentioned in the Episode: (EEM), (SPEM), (LEN), (DHI), (SKHY) Follow @andrewhorowitz

Market Complacency, Private Credit, FOMO Insurance. Fed Policy, Bond Buybacks, Operation Twist. Commodity Crunch, Hidden Volatility, Market Sinkhole – want more? Listen to this episode and you may find out about what lurks underneath the surface… Looking into the WHO CARES economy with our Guest- IBKR’s Chief Market Strategist – Steve Sosnick.   NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Steve is the Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers.  He also serves as Head Trader of IBKR Securities Services, the firm’s trading division (formerly known as Timber Hill), and is a Member of Interactive Brokers Group, the firm’s holding company. Steve has held numerous roles in the organization since joining Timber Hill in 1995 as Equity Risk Manager and an options market maker.  He led the firm into Canada in 1998 and managed Timber Hill Canada throughout its existence.  Much of Steve’s career was spent quietly developing and implementing algorithmic and electronic trading strategies for stocks and options before moving into a more visible role as Chief Options Strategist and later Chief Strategist. Steve has guest authored several columns in Barron’s and made numerous live appearances on Bloomberg TV and Radio, CNBC. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (GLD), (SLV),(AAPL), (BX), (CVX), (GOOGL), (IBM), (IBKR), (META), (MSFT)