Henry Kissinger: Buffett's idea of the margin of safety, which he got from his teacher, Ben Graham, is brilliant. He says a guy right about in the book, Fred Martin, who had an extraordinary experience of our own fallibility and how little we know when he was working on a ship during the Vietnam War. When he ended up becoming an investor, he saw exactly the same lack of vigilance among investors. And so you just have to go through life, I think, with a little bit more humility about your own limitations.
Clay Finck chats with William Green about how the greatest investors taught him how to live a better life, the lessons William learned in simplifying an investment approach, and much, much more!
William Green is the author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:56 - What led William to study the best investors not just to discover the investing lessons, but also to learn how to live a better life.
13:10 - What William’s biggest takeaways are in interviewing and studying Charlie Munger.
38:23 - The lessons William learned in simplifying an investment approach.
45:30 - What it takes to know if you’re ready to buy individual stocks and try to outperform the market.
56:34 - The benefits of having conservative finances and how Bill Miller has influenced how he views this subject.
And much, much more!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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