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Feb 2024
40m 34s

Aswath Damodaran: Read Less. Think More.

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About this episode

Want to follow the great investors? Then good luck beating the market.


Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Bill Mann caught up with Damodaran for a conversation about:


- Corporate lifecycles, and why investors should understand them.

- The problem with trying to follow great investors.

- The fall of research analysts, and the rise of passive investing.

- An investing lesson from Charlie Munger.



Companies mentioned: TSLA, META, BIRK, DIS, NOK


Host: Bill Mann

Guest: Aswath Damodaran

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Desireé Jones



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