In today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Shawn O’Malley, Chief Editor of our newsletter, We Study Markets, to discuss what his main takeaways were from doing a deep dive into the wit and wisdom of Charlie Munger from Poor Charlie’s Almanack.

You’ll learn how Ben Franklin inspired Munger, how Buffett and Munger developed their relationship, what the key character traits were that made Munger a great investor, why it is important to be a multi-disciplinary thinker, what elementary worldly wisdom is and how to develop it, what the psychology of human misjudgment is and how to avoid it to lead a better life, plus so much more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

02:17 - How Ben Franklin inspired Charlie Munger.

05:32 - How Buffett and Munger developed their relationship.

08:42 - What key character traits made Munger a great investor.

12:33 - How Munger served as a trusted devil’s advocate to Buffett.

15:30 - Why it is so important to be a multi-disciplinary thinker to succeed as an investor.

18:54 - What is elementary worldly wisdom.

25:38 - What is the psychology of human misjudgement and how to avoid it.

32:04 - Why academics should focus more on microeconomics.

35:37 - What is febezzlement.

And much, much more!

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