Clay chats with Kevin Siskar about venture capital investing, the types of companies emerging in the venture capital space, how studying human behavior can help you as an investor, the differences between working at a large corporation vs a smaller company, how you can shift yourself to have a growth mindset, how luck has played into the companies Kevin has worked with, and much, much more!

Rebecca chats with Colin Slabach about what behavioral finance is and how it differs from mainstream financial theory, what behavioral finance helps us understand and the implications it has on markets and so much more!

Patrick talks with Sean O’Dowd about why he thinks there is a better way to build wealth through starting a business and using the profits to buy real estate investments.

Rebecca chats with Lucas White about his outlook for the energy sector and the main drivers of performance for the sector long term, why Lucas thinks energy is still very cheap and undervalued at today’s prices and so much more!

Patrick talks with Ben Miller about how his company, Fundrise, is using technology to build a better financial system for the individual investor — one that is simper, less costly, more reliable, and transparent.

Clay Finck chats with Ryan Reeves about Ryan’s overall investment strategy, how he thinks about the valuation of stocks, portfolio allocation, inflation, Tesla’s recent partnership with Hertz, what makes Tesla so special relative to other automotive companies, Elon Musk’s role in the company’s success, the future of the automotive industry, potential risks for investors in Tesla, and much, much more!

Rebecca chats with Andrew Kadjeski about how the ETF structure and ecosystem works, how to compare ETFs with similar objectives but different indices and determine which is better, the importance of keeping a consistent exposure to the same index for investors building a portfolio using several ETFs, and so much more!

Patrick talks with Sean Sweeney about his real estate journey from working as a receptionist in San Francisco to becoming a general partner of Hall Sweeney. His company has done seven ground-up new construction projects in Minneapolis with a total value of over $100 million.

Rebecca chats with Dave Alison, they discuss his framework for building a tax efficient savings & accumulation plan, when it makes sense to sell a losing investment and so much more!

Patrick talks with Jerry Chu about how his company, Lofty AI, is democratizing home ownership through fractional ownership of real estate by leveraging blockchain technology.

Clay Finck chats with Seamus Scaring and Carlos Pelaez about the surge in retail demand in the financial markets, what ETFs are and why we’ve seen an increased interest in them, the benefits of utilizing options in your portfolio, what market benchmarks investors are using, whether the surge in retail demand is here to stay or not, and much, much more!

Rebecca chats with Braden Dennis. They discuss Braden’s investment process looks like for finding great stocks, his 6-question framework for finding “high-quality businesses, and much more!

Rebecca chats with Aswath Damodaran about the importance of having an investment philosophy and how to figure out what your investment philosophy is, the difference between having an investment philosophy and strategy, why Aswath believes it’s better to be a generalist than a specialist in one area of investing, what are value drivers and how to apply them in our valuation process, the 5 basic variables we need to value any business, how to convert these value drivers into a DCF or intrinsic value model, the most common mistakes investors make when valuing a company and how to avoid these, Aswath’s test on how to figure out if your growth rate is reasonable, what is the correct discount rate to use, why Aswath doesn’t believe in a “hold forever mentality” of stocks in a value investing approach, how often we should revisit our valuations for companies, how do companies get on Aswath’s radar, and much, much more!

Patrick talks with Matt Whitermore about his journey into real estate with a triplex house hack, his experience in multi-family investing, the advantages of RV parks and how he adds value to them, how the transition from corporate world to real estate entrepreneur has been, his use of technology in the acquisition process, and much more!

Robert Leonard and Clay Finck chat with Simon Erickson about Reddit and the Wall Street Bet’s movement, what is happening in China with the crackdown on tech companies, what is happening in the semiconductor industry and why it’s important, the space economy, Affirm’s business model and competitive advantages, and much, much more!

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Tavi Costa about why he thinks the era of easy money is over and value investing is coming back, why he believes we are in a new commodity bull cycle, which commodities he thinks provide the best long term investment opportunities going forward, his thoughts and outlook on the mining, energy, uranium, and agricultural sectors, the reasons behind why Tavi is most bullish on the mining sector, his thoughts on the energy sector and if it will continue to have a third strong year, why he thinks inflation is here to stay and the four pillars of inflation driving this thesis, his checklist for finding great investments in the commodity sectors, his thoughts on the uranium sector, and much, much more! ents in the commodity sectors, his thoughts on the uranium sector, and much, much more!

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Mark Boyer and Jason Jacobi. They discuss their current outlook for the market in 2023, the importance of “getting in the game” and so much more!

Patrick talks with Casey Mericle about some of the creative strategies he likes to use to negotiate creative deal structurings for adding value in middle market properties.

Robert Leonard chats with Zachary Conway & Adrian Grenier about their partnership between Seeds and DuContra Ventures, what impact investing is and why it’s important, what Ducontra looks for in companies wanting to raise capital, how Zach and Adrian ensure their goals are aligned, and much, much more!

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Lance Roberts. In this episode, they discuss why the valuation gap between value and growth is wider than ever, why Lance doesn’t think the FANG stocks are dead, how the rise in flows into passive indexing impacts the FANG stocks performance, Lance’s current assessment of the market and his outlook into 2023, how Lance is positioning his investments heading into 2023, his 7 rules to navigate investing in a bear market, the decomposition of returns in the S&P 500, the increasing importance of share buybacks in driving returns, the pros and cons of share buybacks vs dividends for shareholders, and much, much more!

Rebecca Hotsko pulls together clips from some of her favorite interviews over the course of 2022 and shares the biggest lessons and take-aways from these guests, along with some practical take-aways of how to apply this to your own strategy going forward.

Robert chats with Moses Kagan about his thoughts on higher education, how he’s implemented some of his learnings from Warren Buffett into his company, and why everyone should read his shareholder letters, some of the mishaps in his first real estate deal, his experience in the 2008 downturn, and explanations on where we are in the real estate cycle.

Robert Leonard chats with Barbara Ginty about how the US ended up in the current student loan crisis it’s in, how she sees the trend of people foregoing college and choosing more unconventional education, what the best strategies and tips are to pay off student debt, and much, much more!

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Wes Crill. In this episode, they discuss how to improve your expected returns through investing in factors, how to think about constructing a well built portfolio using factor ETFs, the differences between single factor vs multi factor exposure ETFs, which combination of factors are expected to produce the highest returns, understanding the tradeoff between expected return and diversification when adding additional factors, a framework to help you evaluate if an investment belongs in your portfolio, the difference between expected and unexpected inflation and are there any assets that hedge against the unexpected, what typically happens to stocks of companies that grow to be the largest in the market, and much, much more!

Robert chats with Dan Handford about how the current interest rate and tightening financing environments are impacting the real estate industry, how this new environment has changed his acquisition strategy, what assets will be most stable in a downturn, how to do proper due diligence on a syndicator, what markets he is focused on, what trends he foresees for 2023, and much, much more.