WSJ columnist Jason Zweig and I tackle important topics like how to be a smarter investor, filtering out noise, why philosophy and history matters, and his new book, The Devil’s Financial Dictionary.
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Jul 8
#236 Harley Finkelstein: You Must Requalify for Your Role, Every Year
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein talks with Shane Parrish about treating every role in your life like a job you have to earn again each year. Harley shares why stepping down as COO was his hardest choice, the family motto that guides his daughters, and what makes someone good ... Show More
1h 49m
Jul 1
#235 Outliers: Jimmy Pattison — Building a $16B Empire Without Connections, Capital, or Credentials
At 96 years old, Jimmy Pattison still runs his $16 billion empire personally. He’s built it over 63 years without outside capital or a college degree. He owns 100% of car dealerships, billboards, radio stations—even Ripley’s Believe It or Not—with a philosophy of: "No partners, n ... Show More
1h 13m
Jun 24
#234 Indra Nooyi: Lessons from the Top of PepsiCo—and the Cost of Getting There
On her first day as CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi fired her general counsel. Then rehired him before dinner. It wasn’t a stunt. It was a signal. She ran a $200 billion empire the same way she ran her life: with surgical precision, uncompromising standards, and an allergy to corpora ... Show More
1h 36m
Feb 2024
MI324: Mastering Money, Words, and Wellness w/ Dickie Bush
In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Dickie Bush, a former BlackRock portfolio manager turned digital entrepreneur. You’ll learn the secrets to Dickie’s success in football, on Wall Street, online as a writer and content creator, and even how he ... Show More
1h 10m
May 2024
TIP630: The Wealthy Gardener w/ Kyle Grieve
On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the book The Wealthy Gardener. He covers a variety of wealth topics like how to optimize your time to generate wealth, why it’s so important to avoid wage slavery, why you should embrace challenges to live a more fulfilling life, why we m ... Show More
57m 54s
Jun 2024
MI Rewind: Invest Better Using Focus and Essentialism w/ Greg McKeown
On today’s show, Greg McKeown discusses his core philosophy to time management and personal development, Essentialism. Greg is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, motivational speaker, and consultant to Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, and many more. He re ... Show More
39m 57s
May 2023
How Gold Became The Right-Wing Answer To Your Financial Problems
Too Good To Be True is a miniseries exposing the scams, schemes, and financial cults trying to separate you from your money. New episodes drop every Monday on our YouTube channel as well as on your preferred streaming platform. The Financial Confessions will be back on Monday, Ju ... Show More
52m 11s
Apr 2024
TIP624: Studying Financial History w/ Clay Finck
On today’s episode, Clay discusses various financial crises from the past as discussed in the book This Time is Different by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.As the saying goes, from a historical perspective, there is nothing new except what is forgotten. Today’s episode will h ... Show More
53m 56s
Sep 2023
TIP574: Broken Money 1/2 w/ Lyn Alden
In this episode, Stig Brodersen and Preston Pysh talk with Lyn Alden about her new book, Broken Money. In this first part episode of two, you’ll quickly hear why Stig and Preston think Broken Money is one of the best books they read in 2023.
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1h 18m