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Feb 2025
48m 29s

What Great Investors Do

The Motley Fool
About this episode

The principles of investing are fairly simple to understand. Application requires some intensity.


William Green is the author Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. Green also hosts a podcast with the same title. Robert Brokamp caught up with him for a conversation about:


- What successful investing comes down to.

- The personality traits of market beaters.

- Investing lessons from Charlie Munger, Howard Marks, and John Templeton.


Companies mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, MKL


Host: Robert Brokamp

Guest: William Green

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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