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TIP519: The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier

Jan 29, 2023

51:25

Highlights

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Episode notes

Spear's Mistakes in Setting Up a Value Investing Fund

03:19

The Moneymind of Warren Buffett, Episode 513

02:38

The Inner Journey by Guy Spear

04:32

Introduction

2min

Guy's Spears

4min

Guy Buffett's Value Investing Philosophy

5min

Spear's Mistakes in Setting Up a Value Investing Fund

3min

We Study Billionaires - A New Year's Resolution

4min

Spear's Letter Writing Crusade

5min

Guy Spear and the Great Financial Crisis

5min

The Moneymind of Warren Buffett, Episode 513

3min

Investing Tools, Building a Better Process

4min

10.

Don't Be Afraid to Subscribe to the Investors Podcast Network

2min

11.

Don't Buy Anything That's Being Sold to You

4min

12.

Why You Shouldn't Talk About Your Investments

3min

13.

How to Find a Win-Win Situation in Your Business

4min

14.

The Inner Journey by Guy Spear

5min

Clay reviews Guy Spier’s book, The Education of a Value Investor. Guy Spier is a renowned hedge fund manager who has beaten the S&P 500 by almost 250 percentage points since launching the Aquamarine Fund in 1997. He has also been a guest on We Study Billionaires several times, including episode #14 released all the way back in 2014.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:27 - Guy’s story and background, and the critical mistakes he learned from the journey.

06:39 - How studying Tony Robbins and Warren Buffett changed his life.

19:48 - How writing handwritten letters helped Guy forge and develop extremely valuable and fulfilling relationships.

23:20 - What led Guy to purchase a charity lunch with Warren Buffett.

43:54 - What he learned from experiencing the great financial crisis as a fund manager.

51:45 - Why Guy values fulfillment and a life well-lived over money.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Tune into the recent We Study Billionaires episode covering The Dhandho Investor by Mohnish Pabrai or watch the video.
Learn how to value a company by tuning into our review of The Little Book of Valuation by Aswath Damodaran or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to Guy Spier, The Education of a Value Investor–TIP014 or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to Investing and Life Masterclass w/ Guy Spier–TIP414 or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to How to Build Enduring Wealth w/ Guy Spier–RWH009 or watch the video.
Guy Spier’s book: The Education of a Value Investor.
William Green’s book: Richer, Wiser, Happier.
Follow Clay on Twitter.

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