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Guest: Rick Carew - Former Wall Street Journal journalist covering Asia's financial markets, current investor and educator teaching value investing at Fordham University's Gabelli School.
Key Topics: Value investing, journalism skills in investing, China-US business relations, AI in education, personal success philosophy
Timestamps and Key Ideas:
3:38 - Rick shares his upbringing in Richmond, Virginia, where his family owned a wine store that gave him entrepreneurial experience and an early understanding of business operations.
5:21 - Discussion about Rick's language journey learning Chinese and Japanese, which taught him discipline and a growth mindset applicable to investing.
8:06 - How learning languages provides cultural insights beyond words themselves, with Rick explaining how the Chinese character for "good" combines the characters for "mother" and "child."
11:49 - Rick discusses teaching value investing at Fordham University and the importance of mastering concepts before teaching them to others.
15:15 - Conversation about the core principles of value investing and how the framework needs to adapt to incorporate growth investing.
18:25 - Rick explains how students at Fordham manage a real $2.3 million investment fund, teaching them asset allocation and emotional management during market volatility.
22:30 - Rick shares how his journalism background provides valuable research skills for investing, including the willingness to pick up the phone for direct information.
28:12 - Two powerful questions for management interviews: "What question did I forget to ask?" and "If you had to invest in a competitor, which would you choose and why?"
32:22 - Discussion about how executives actually want feedback from thoughtful investors, especially as passive investing grows.
34:15 - Rick explains the complex relationship between Chinese government, Communist Party, and businesses - highlighting cycles of crackdowns and regulations.
40:04 - Insights on China's tech ecosystem as a "learning machine" studying and adapting Silicon Valley innovations.
45:12 - Discussion about globalization, US-China relations, and whether recent trade tensions are temporary or signal a longer-term shift.
53:03 - Rick's perspective on AI in education: embracing it as a tool while still requiring students to understand fundamentals and verify information.
1:00:39 - Rick shares his three-part framework for success: enjoying your work, giving back to society, and maintaining curiosity throughout life.
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