John Maxfield may be the most under-the-radar expert on banks in America, an industry Jason thinks investors are missing out on if they don't understand. In this episode, Jeff and Jason have a wide-ranging conversation with John about banks as businesses, investments, and what you need to know to get started making the most of your new-found bank knowledge – including where you can find that knowledge.

Companies discussed: AMC, AMZN, BLNK, BOC, BIP, CRWD, DDOG, LMND, MELI, META, OM, SPG, TREX, TSLA, TSM, TTD

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John's top 3 information sources on banks:

https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/

https://banks.data.fdic.gov/bankfind-suite/

https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch

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