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Jul 2024
28m 19s

Morgan Housel on Market History and Wild...

The Motley Fool
About this episode

Every stock market valuation is a number from today multiplied by a story about tomorrow.


Morgan Housel is the best-selling author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever. Robert Brokamp interviewed Housel at our member event FoolFest. This episode is a cut of their conversation. They discuss:


- Why professional money managers often underperform the market.

- The relationship between success and luck for investors.

- Saving like a pessimist and investing like an optimist.

- What spreadsheets can’t tell you about spending.

- The benefit of losing money early in an investing journey.


Companies/Tickers Mentioned: TSLA


Host: Robert Brokamp

Guest: Morgan Housel

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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