Rule Breaker Investing

Should the Motley Fool file a class action lawsuit against... class action lawsuits? Why do people think in just two dimensions when our world has three? Can you pronounce the name of your best performing stock properly? It's that time of year again; we're getting petty and pedantic. Ok? Host: David Garner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even if you don't play games, you know what they're about, right? Wars, power, control, money... dudes on a map trying to take over the world! But what if a game was about birds? Butterflies? Mushrooms? Today we talk with Elizabeth Hargrave, one of today's most successful game designers, responsible for the instant-classic, Wingspan. Bringing a feminine aesthetic, along with a formidable business acumen, she is advancing the game industry into the modern era. Host: David Gardner Guest: Elizabeth Hargrave Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for our monthly mailbag! From the U.S. to Germany and back again this month we’re talking investing, business and life. We look at how the Good Guys not only outnumber the bad in the world but also economically outperform the bad actors. We discuss the importance of Owning our Outcomes and the only 4 acceptable answers for West Point first years. (3:00) Hot Takes From X (Formerly Twitter) (4:50) Mailbag Item 1: Good Guys Economic Outperformance (12:16) Mailbag Item 2: September Mailbag Response (14:36) Mailbag Item 3: Importance of Owning Our Outcomes (20:13) Mailbag Item 4: Index Funds and Money Markets (25:56) Mailbag Item 5: German Punctuality and A Financial Horror Story Companies Mentioned: AAPL, GABXX Host: David Gardner Producer: Heather Horton & Dez Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The spooky season is upon us, and it doesn't stop with the ghosts and ghouls at your doorstep! The world is full of scary stories, but if you take heed of Robert Brokamp's warnings, you just might survive the financial apocalypse. (07:13) Switcheroo with the Vampire (13:41) The Trade is Coming from within the House (17:51) Dial "M" for my Money is All Gone (25:09) The Ex-IRS-ist (33:09) Invasion of the Money-Snatchers (40:34) The Queen of Soul Speaks from the Grave...and the Couch (48:02) 3 Scary Stats Host: David Gardner Guest: Robert Brokamp Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exploring eternal truths in investing and business. Reflections on advancements in technology, poverty reduction, and conscious capitalism. Emphasizing the importance of optionality in business and investing with examples from Alphabet. Evaluating companies on values and sticking with great ones. Rulebreaker investing and defying conventional wisdom, with six traits to look for when picking stocks.

Does character always win? In business, investing, and life? What is character anyway? Can we measure it? Manage it? Improve it? These are just a few questions that we address with Dr. Edward Brooks, Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project, as we dive into the long-term benefits of being virtuous.  Host: David Gardner Guest: Ed Brooks Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether your weather is meteorological or astronomical, we're officially in the season of Autumn. In this September mailbag, we're looking at authors, numbers, percentages, baseball, and so much more! Plus, we review and draw to a close yet another 5-stock sampler, these ones indistinguishable from magic. Foolhalla awaits! (4:00) Social Media Hot Takes (8:23) Mailbag Items (39:50) Review of 5 Stocks Indistinguishable from Magic: off to Foolhalla! Companies Discussed: AAPL, PEGA, NVDA, ASML, RGEN, SEDGHost: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of stock talk today as we play the game that educates, amuses, and enriches us all. And, it's the 25th edition of the show, so we've brought back two returning champions to play against each other and against you, Fool! In the end we're all winners on the Market Cap Game Show. Companiers Discussed: MAR, ATVI, ASR, TSCO, FDX, COIN, NFLX, SMAR, PATH, FUN, MRNA Host: David Gardner Guests: Bill Mann, Emily Flippen Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Motley Fool is here to make you smarter, happier, and richer. Today we're all about the happy! But what does that mean? Is it achievable? Does money help? Author and columnist for The Atlantic, Arthur Brooks, has a new book out, co-written with Oprah Winfrey that puts a scientist's lens on the subject of happiness. Are you ready to Build the Life You Want? No time like the present! Host: David Gardner Guest: Arthur Brooks Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pull out your camp-stool, listen to the sounds of nature, and pack a few Barbies for the kids. It's storytime! Stock stories, that is. (05:18) Dripping My Way to a 34-Bagger with Robert Brokamp (14:42) Undeserved Good Fortune with Bill Barker (25:34) My Biggest Mistake was my Biggest Lesson with Kirsten Guerra (35:14) The Dangers of Early Success with Mac Greer (46:40) 90% of the Flavor and 10% of the Cost with Jason Moser  Companies Discussed: HD, XPO, SLB, AAPL, MKC Host: David Gardner Guests: Robert Brokamp, Bill Barker, Kirsten Guerra, Mac Greer, Jason Moser Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices