TIP675: Best Quality Stock Idea Q4 2024 w/ Clay Finck & Kyle Grieve

On today’s episode, Clay and Kyle give an overview of their best quality stock idea for Q4 2024. This quarter, they discuss Mastercard. Mastercard is a well-known company in the world of quality investors. Since its IPO in 2006, the stock has compounded at north of 30% per year. Alongside Visa, Mastercard operates in a duopolistic industry which enables them to continue to grow for long time periods with little capital investment. The company is also held in many superinvestors portfolios, including Chuck Akre, Dev Kantesaria, Warren Buffett, Francois Rochon, Guy Spier, and Tom Russo — many of which have been featured on our podcast. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - An overview of Mastercard’s business model and what happens when we make everyday payments. 09:51 - Why Fintech companies aren’t a threat to Mastercard and Visa. 14:44 - Why Mastercard and Visa have one of the strongest moats in the world. 44:32 - The potential risks of investing in Mastercard. 57:30 - Our thoughts on Mastercard’s valuation. 01:08:36 - Our updated thoughts on Evolution AB. 01:19:15 - TIP’s next event in Omaha for our TIP Mastermind Community. And so 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. Books mentioned: The Pay Off. Related Episode TIP604: Best Quality Idea Q1 2024 w/ Clay Finck & Kyle Grieve. Related Episode TIP627: Best Quality Idea Q2 2024 w/ Clay Finck & Kyle Grieve. Related Episode TIP652: Best Quality Idea Q3 2024 w/ Clay Finck & Kyle Grieve. Episode Mentioned: TIP281: Intrinsic Value Assessment Of Mastercard w/ Sean Stannard-Stockton. Follow Kyle on Twitter. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! 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

Join us as we delve into Dread’s inspiring story, from his days as a world-class athlete to his significant contributions in the world of Bitcoin. Learn about the Caribbean crypto landscape, challenges of CBDCs, and his work with OpenSats funding innovative Bitcoin projects. Discover more about Flash, his Bitcoin wallet and exchange platform, and the fascinating world of e-cash engineering. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - How Dread transitioned from a track and field career to Bitcoin entrepreneurship. 11:25 - Insights into how Bitcoin businesses operate in the Caribbean. 13:30 - Reasons behind the failure of CBDCs in the Caribbean and why initiatives struggle. 19:11 - The purpose and impact of OpenSats, a nonprofit funding Bitcoin projects. 21:40 - Key projects supported by OpenSats that are making waves in the industry. 23:38 - Unique aspects of Bitcoin engineering, including e-cash technology, that intrigue Dread. 24:30 - An overview of Flash, a Bitcoin wallet and exchange tailored for Caribbean users. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Dread’s Flash website: GetFlash.io Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

In today’s episode, William Green chats with Brad Stulberg about how to thrive amid change. Brad is the best-selling author of Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything is Changing—Including You & The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success that Feeds—Not Crushes—Your Soul. Here, he shares practical tools & strategies based on scientific research, battled-tested wisdom, & his work as a high-performance coach to business leaders & elite athletes. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 04:55 - How Brad Stulberg became an expert on adapting to change.  14:04 - Why Howard Marks & Bill Miller are obsessed with impermanence. 18:35 - How “rugged flexibility” can help you navigate a fast-changing world. 35:20 - Why it’s so valuable to have a “fluid sense of self.”  43:38 - Why Viktor Frankl recommended a mindset of “tragic optimism.”  52:10 - How routines & rituals provide stability & order amid change & disorder. 52:10 - Why getting exercise & building community is mission critical. 52:10 - Why Brad is skeptical of optimizers like Peter Attia & Andrew Huberman. 58:47 - How peak performers succeed by “nailing the fundamentals.” 01:10:45 - How Brad’s “4 Ps” technique protects against reactive decision-making.  01:16:18 - What a battle against depression taught him about handling adversity. 01:20:19 - What qualities he models so that his kids can learn to be resilient. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews. Brad Stulberg’s website.  Brad Stulberg’s podcast. Brad Stulberg's books: Master of Change & The Practice of Groundedness. Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness's Peak Performance. William Green’s podcast on “Optimal Performance” with Daniel Goleman.  William Green’s podcast on “Wealth & Health” with Jason Karp. William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book. Follow William Green on X. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to 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. 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.  SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm 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

On today’s episode, Clay is joined by Andrew Brenton to discuss his biggest investment lessons from beating the market over the past 25 years. Andrew Brenton is the CEO and co-founder of Turtle Creek Asset Management. Since its inception in 1998, Turtle Creek has achieved an average annual return of 20.3% versus just 8.3% for the S&P 500. $10,000 invested into their fund at inception would have grown to over $1.2 million as of September 30th, 2024, and had that money been invested in the market, it would have been worth around $75,000. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - The fundamental drawbacks of a buy-and-hold investment strategy. 10:58 - Why the stock market in the US is becoming less efficient over time. 28:48 - How Andrew thinks about allocating to AI and software businesses in his portfolio. 38:51 - How Turtle Creek manages risk investing in stocks. 52:55 - Why Turtle Creek added Kinsale Capital to their portfolio this year. 01:00:02 - What keeps Andrew going after 30 years in the industry. And so 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. Check out Turtle Creek Asset Management. Related Episode: Listen to TIP592: Outperforming the Market Since 1998 w/ Andrew Brenton, or watch the video. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm 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

NVK joins the show to discuss the potential of AI, explore the impact of Nostr on data vending and content creation, and share his thoughts on security, hardware manufacturing challenges, and what's exciting in Bitcoin’s evolving tech landscape. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 08:34 - The core concept behind NVK's AI project, Unleashed.chat 14:54 - What digital vending machines are, and how they tie into Nostr. 21:13 - Frustrations NVK has with common security advice. 22:36 - Key advice for newcomers to the Bitcoin space. 26:16 - The challenges and intricacies of hardware manufacturing that often go unnoticed. 35:31 - Why Nostr is revolutionizing long-form content creation. 37:43 - The most exciting technical developments happening in Bitcoin and Nostr. 42:57 - NVK's perspective on Nostr’s growing role in decentralized communication. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES NVK’s AI project: Unleased.chat. NVK’s X (Twitter) Account. NVK’s Nostr.  Check out Coinkite. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify 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

On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the anatomy of a speculative event, why it’s so easy for people to take part in them, and why these events are unlikely to stop in the future; a few major euphoric episodes from history outlined in the book, three more recent bubbles that most listeners lived though, why the rise in IPOs are often the result of mini bubbles, six primary takeaways from the book to help protect yourself from investing in bubbles, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:26 - The blueprint of a speculative event 04:10 - Why we fool ourselves into following people with money who don't deserve to be followed 10:04 - A contrast of risk tolerance between Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffet 15:13 - A detailed account of Tulipomania and the story of the $80,000 price tag for a Tulip 19:13 - How a convicted criminal helped mastermind one of the most giant bubbles in history 25:36 - The importance of due diligence in assisting investors to avoid bubbles 28:13 - How bubbles feed on themselves, opening pathways for other businesses to take advantage of the euphoria 34:56 - A few of the precipitating factors that caused the great depression and the damage it created 39:43 - Breaking down the "Dot-com" bubble, the Great Financial Crisis, and post Covid-19 euphoria 55:41 - Why investors should take responsibility for their wins and their losses And so 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. John Kenneth Galbraith's book, A Short History of Financial Euphoria. Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm 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

Many investors who analyze stocks take the numbers provided by the company at face value, but there are times when this can be a massive investing mistake. To help shed light on what the earnings provided by a company really mean for us as investors, we reviewed the book — Quality of Earnings by Thornton O'Glove. Thornton is a Wall Street veteran known for pioneering red flag deviation analysis.  This book is an indispensable guide to determining how much money a company is really making to help us avoid making costly blunders. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 07:26 - Why you shouldn’t trust your analyst or the auditors. 15:13 - What to keep an eye on when reading an annual report. 22:35 - Red flags to look out for when analyzing a company’s filings. 31:13 - How managers and accountants can legally manipulate earnings per share, however they see fit. 34:06 - Tools we can use to help determine the quality of earnings for a company. 35:55 - How we can make use of accounting items like accounts receivable and inventory. 49:36 - The impact of dividends on your returns as an investor. 53:11 - The shortfalls of GAAP accounting. And so 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. Quality of Earnings book. Quality of Earnings in M&A. Related Episode: TIP667: Why Most Stocks Will Lose You Money w/ Hendrik Bessembinder, or watch the video. Related Episode: TIP601: Junk to Gold by Billionaire Willis Johnson, or watch the video. Related Episode: TIP656: Mastering Stock Selection with an Investment Checklist w/ Clay Finck, or watch the video. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm 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

In this episode, Matt Odell discusses how open-source Bitcoin development is funded through initiatives like OpenSats, the significance of ignoring Satoshi’s identity, and why Nostr, Cashu, and Fedi are critical for Bitcoin’s future. He also shares insights on building Bitcoin Park, a community hub, and reveals one of his pet peeves in the Bitcoin space. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:04 - Why it’s essential to ignore the mystery behind Satoshi’s identity. 08:26 - What OpenSats is and how it supports open-source Bitcoin development. 08:49 - Insights into building Bitcoin Park, a community space for Bitcoin enthusiasts. 18:38 - The importance of Nostr for Bitcoin communications. 27:26 - How Cashu and Fedi are advancing Bitcoin payments. 32:44 - Why Matt Odell is frustrated by price predictions in the Bitcoin space. 37:46 - Lessons Matt has learned from spending time around Jack Dorsey. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Odell’s Nostr. Odell's Website. OpenSats Website. Book recommendation: Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew Grove. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm 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

On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve chats with Larry Connor about why being different is crucial to outperformance, why turning over the most rocks and ruthlessly eliminating opportunities is vital to success, why Larry searches for “train wreck” apartments to optimize, the importance of investing counter-cyclically, how being unconstrained by conventional thinking has propelled his success, the critical importance of being disciplined to your core values, and a whole lot more! Larry Connor is the founder and managing partner of The Connor Group. He founded the Connor group in 1992 with $400k and one investor to purchase three apartment communities. Today, the business has over 1,300 investors and $5 billion in assets. It operates in 18 markets across the United States. Larry is also the founder of The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners, a non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged kids in communities where The Connor Group operates. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 09:17 - The power of thinking of assets as operating businesses 12:11 - Why process is so essential in the refining process for filtering ideas 15:05 - Why Larry looks to purchase train wreck operations, he can optimize at the highest possible rates 17:51 - How utilizing counter-cyclicality is vital to outperformance 20:36 - Why you should position your business to grow during economic turmoil 21:33 - Why to think of failure as a learning experience and why failing is necessary to have exceptional returns 32:51 - The importance of people, plan, process, and perseverance in the success equation 35:30 - The importance of treating employees as owners and how Larry successfully aligned incentives 39:14 - Why being unconstrained from conventional thinking is so important 44:19 - Why long-term thinking has been so powerful for building conviction during economic downturns and how that long-term thinking has been vital to success And so 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. Follow Larry Connor on LinkedIn. Learn more about Larry Connor here. Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm 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

On today’s episode, Clay reviews the wonderful book — Am I Being Too Subtle by Sam Zell.  Sam Zell has an impressive background, having started his career in real estate in the late 1960s.  He was the founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments, a leading private investment firm. Over the course of his career, Sam made many bold moves and investments, earning him a reputation as a savvy and fearless investor. One of Sam’s most notable achievements was his role in creating the modern-day real estate investment trust (REIT) industry. He did this by founding Equity Office Properties Trust in 1997, which became the largest office REIT in the United States. In 2007, he sold the company for a record-breaking $39 billion. Just prior to passing away on May 18th, 2023, Sam had his final recorded interview with The Investor’s Podcast Network. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 07:38 - The story of Sam’s family escaping Poland in 1939 to head to the United States. 12:08 - Sam’s early entrepreneurial and real estate ventures. 28:15 - How Sam got the nickname as ‘The Grave Dancer’ within the real estate industry. 32:46 - Sam’s investment criteria when buying real estate. 33:36 - How Sam capitalized on finding bargains outside the real estate industry. 50:56 - An overview of Zell’s record-breaking deal in 2007. 59:12 - Sam’s critical insights into building a great culture. 01:06:54 - Sam’s key business principles that helped him become a billionaire. And so 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. Sam’s book. Related Episode: Listen to TIP552: Mastering The Art of Investing: A Deep Dive w/ Sam Zell, or watch the video. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires 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. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm 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