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Apr 2025
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Aswath Damodaran, Investing in Uncertain...

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About this episode

Compared to Turkey, the United States is an ocean of stability.


Aswath Damodaran teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Matt Argersinger caught up with Damodaran for our Market Playbook Summit. They discuss:


- How politics and investing have become intertwined.

- Damodaran’s view on Mag7 valuations.

- The role of taxes in deciding whether to buy or sell stocks.


Motley Fool members can find replays from the entire event at live.fool.com.


Companies discussed: TSLA, DIS, META, GOOG, GOOGL, NVDA, AMZN, AAPL, MSFT


Host: Matt Argersinger

Guest: Aswath Damodaran

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Rick Engdahl, Chase Przylepa


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