I started really thinking about this after the financial crisis of two thousand eight. It's not to absolve anyone who did terrible things, but people underestimate what they are willing to do if the incentives are appropriate. I think you see this at the ceo level. You see it among fun managers. There there is a tremendous amount of misbehavior in the investing industry. But the huge majority of those people are good, honest, well meaning people. They just exist in an industry where the incentives can be so twisted and theincentives can be so enormous.
“No one's success is proven until they've survived a calamity.”
You can’t join the NBA with a few good shots, but you can join the ranks of “great” investors. Luck and skill are much harder to separate in the financial world and making that distinction can take a few decades. Chris Hill talked with best-selling author Morgan Housel in front of a live audience about: - Why inflation is so personal and variable - Elon Musk’s best product (hint: it’s not a car) - The power of incentives - The secret to 99% of Warren Buffet’s success - Investing through bear markets
Companies mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, HOOD, TSLA
If you're a member of any Motley Fool service you can access the video for the full interview here: https://www.fool.com/premium/coverage/4056/coverage/2022/08/31/wealth-greed-and-happiness-with-best-selling-autho Host: Chris Hill Guest: Morgan Housel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd
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