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Apr 2022
1h 40m

RWH005: Meet the Master w/ Aswath Damoda...

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

  • 00:09:21 - Why it’s so valuable to build unscheduled “day-dreaming time” into your day.
  • 00:13:17 - Why it’s a competitive advantage to be a generalist in a world of specialists.
  • 00:18:29 - What 42 years as a professor have taught Aswath about how to communicate.
  • 00:31:14 - Why he’s intensely skeptical about the ESG movement.
  • 00:39:46 - Why he owns no cryptocurrencies and views Bitcoin as a currency “for the paranoid.”
  • 00:44:21 - Which investment principles guide him.
  • 00:46:20 - How to identify the investment philosophy that fits best for you.
  • 00:52:07 - Why he’s glad that he sold Amazon and Tesla, and how he hit the jackpot with Apple.
  • 00:54:49 - How he values businesses by focusing on three key drivers above all else.
  • 01:19:58 - Which investors he admires the most.
  • 01:23:20 - Why he believes that macroeconomic forecasting makes soothsayers look good.
  • 01:25:06 - How he maintains his serenity in difficult times, both in markets and life.
  • 01:27:07 - Why it’s so important to spread your bets and not concentrate too aggressively.
  • 01:33:30 - How “small, right” actions can have a massive impact on you and others.


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