What actually causes inflation? Is it the stock market’s decline during a recession and increased interest rates?In this episode of InvestED, Phil and Danielle continue their discussion on inflation, the future recession, and investing in antifragile companies to remain afloat. Learn how you can be successful with your investments, despite a recession making it difficult to do so with companies that have a big, strong moat.Prepare even more for the upcoming recession by downloading a copy of Phil’s Ultimate Stock Market Crash Survival Guide. Get your free guide here: https://bit.ly/3LF6EHk Topics discussed in this podcast: Economic expansion Recessions Interest rates Supply chain disruptions Additional resources discussed in this podcast: Episode 362 - Inflation Proof Companies (Part 1) Episode 361 - Investing in Uncertain Environments Buffett's Investing Strategy For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of InvestED, Phil and Danielle continue the discussion of investing in strong companies, especially during times of uncertainty.Higher prices lead investors to ask if a company's moat will crumble. However, a big moat has a durable competitive advantage and an inflation-proof company brings value to investing in an uncertain investing environment.Tune in to this episode of InvestED to understand more about the importance of value investing and take Phil and Danielle’s advice on finding safe, big moat companies. To learn even more about where to find inflation-proof companies, download a copy of Phil’s Ultimate Stock Market Crash Survival Guide. Get your free guide here: https://bit.ly/3qvca75 Topics discussed in this podcast: Value investing Successful investing in uncertain times Inflation proof companies Pricing power Broken moats  Additional resources discussed in this podcast:Podcast 361 - Investing in Uncertain Environments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of InvestED, Phil and Danielle take on the topic of investing during uncertain times and markets.Despite the stock market being affected by the world's current events including the war in the Ukraine, according to Phil, an uncertain investing environment is THE WAY to invest. Tune in to this episode of InvestED where Phil and Danielle discuss when and if you should invest in an uncertain investing environment, how to take advantage of lower prices, and how to find antifragile companies.Learn where to find antifragile companies with Phil Town’s Ultimate Stock Market Crash Survival Guide. Get your guide now: https://bit.ly/3qvca75 Topics discussed in this podcast: Investing with uncertainty Finding antifragile companies Markets responding to the war in the Ukraine Depressions & Recessions Inflation & Buying Power Additional resources discussed in this podcast: Ray Dalio Signaling 100 Year Depression Nassim Nicholas Taleb‘s Antifragile For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In thinking about the process of finding wonderful companies at attractive prices, it helps to think of what I call the Four Ms: meaning, management, margin of safety, and moat.  This podcast is focusing on moat. Most people know a moat to be the water around a castle but in investing terms, a moat is the durable competitive advantage that a company has that protects it from being attacked by competitors. A moat is what makes a company predictable and allows us to put a value on the business. Charlie Munger said that “Coca-Cola is the perfect business because it has this gigantic durable competitive advantage, or moat, which gives it predictable cash flow.”  This allows us to figure out what the future cash flow will be and value the company today, so we know whether we can buy it on sale or not. Finding a business with a wide moat is key to finding a successful business to own, because a business with a wide moat is much more predictable for the next 20 years than a business with no moat. The idea of the moat is really simple. If an industry looks as if it might be very easy to get into, there probably isn’t a moat. On the other hand, if an industry looks as though it might be really hard to get into and be successful, you’ll probably find some wide-moat businesses. In today’s podcast, Phil and Danielle discuss moat and value, and the processes in which they pick stocks with confidence. Learn more about moat and the other three Ms of investing with this free guide that I’ve created for you: https://bit.ly/3MrOtpE  Topics discussed in this podcast: Moats Value Picking Stocks with Confidence For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Phil and Danielle are taking a break from the Podcast, but wanted to share what they plan to address next.Next week's episode will focus on making important and intimidating investing decisions while taking current events into consideration. What do you do when you don’t know the future? Should you lean on the least bad of options to make your choice?Tune into the next episode of InvestED to learn more about these topics.If you’re looking for more investing resources until the next episode of InvestED, download your FREE copy of the 4 M’s of Successful Investing to learn how to invest with certainty: https://bit.ly/3MrOtpE Topics discussed in this podcast: The changing market given current events with Russia and Ukraine More on Charlie Munger: decision making by picking the least bad option Additional resources discussed in this podcast:  Charlie Munger’s Video with Yahoo FinanceFor show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of InvestED, Phil and Danielle dive into a discussion referencing Investing Guru, Charlie Munger and his Annual Meeting with The Daily Journal. The topic of this meeting is contradicting investing and whether it is ethical to invest in countries who have different strategies than those of the US. Tune in to this episode of InvestED where Phil and Danielle debate on Morals vs Money. Is it okay to invest in a company whose morals are different from your own?Learn how to build a successful financial future for yourself with Phil Town’s FREE 12-Month Financial Planner. Download your copy now: https://bit.ly/3Gfa1l5 Topics discussed in this podcast: Investing in Cryptocurrency  Investing in other countries Investing Ethics Contradicting Investing Additional resources discussed in this podcast: Charlie Munger’s Video with Yahoo FinanceFor show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of InvestED, Phil and Danielle dive into a discussion referencing Investing Guru, Charlie Munger and his Annual Meeting with The Daily Journal. The topic of this meeting is contradicting investing and whether it is ethical to invest in countries who have different strategies than those of the US. Tune in to this episode of InvestED where Phil and Danielle debate on Morals vs Money. Is it okay to invest in a company whose morals are different from your own?Learn how to build a successful financial future for yourself with Phil Town’s FREE 12-Month Financial Planner. Download your copy now: https://bit.ly/3Gfa1l5 Topics discussed in this podcast: Investing in Cryptocurrency  Investing in other countries Investing Ethics Contradicting Investing Additional resources discussed in this podcast: Charlie Munger’s Video with Yahoo FinanceFor show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last episode of InvestED, Phil and Danielle discussed lessons we can learn from Peloton’s ups and downs as investors. Continuing on that conversation, Phil and Danielle dive deeper into researching Peloton to determine the success of the company in the stock market by calculating the strength of its moat. Tune in to this episode of InvestED for their final thoughts on how to interpret whether a company is worth investing in, given the state of the stock market, current assets and liabilities, long-term debt, and operating cash flow of the company.Learn how to invest with certainty in the right business at the right price by understanding a company’s moat. Download your FREE copy of the 4 Ms of Successful Investing: https://bit.ly/3gwwWxY Topics discussed in this podcast: Peloton’s moat What to research in a company before investing How companies rebound after stock dips The 4 Ms of Successful Investing Additional resources discussed in this podcast: InvestED Episode 355: Investing Lessons We Can Learn from Peloton (Part 1) InvestED Episode 267: Peloton Company Analysis https://bit.ly/3gwwWxY For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the last couple of weeks, Phil and Danielle have discussed how to invest for success despite fluctuations that may arise. In this episode of InvestED, they use the example of Peloton’s stock history to highlight why the Rule #1 method of Investing is the best tool you can use to find long-term success, despite fluctuations. From understanding what a moat is, and identifying Peloton’s Moat, to having a good idea of a company’s financial and management situation prior to investing, tune in to this episode of InvestED to learn how to assess if a company is right for you and your long-term investing strategy, despite any uncertainty that may arise.Learn how to invest with certainty in the right business at the right price despite market fluctuations. Download your FREE copy of the 4 Ms of Successful Investing: https://bit.ly/3gwwWxY Topics discussed in this podcast: How to Understand Market and Inflation Fluctuations 4 Ms of Successful Investing Moats Additional resources discussed in this podcast: InvestED Episode 267: Peloton Company Analysis 4 Ms of Successful Investing Guide For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following their discussion about the Federal Reserve from the last episode of InvestED, this week, Phil and Danielle Town dig deeper into inflation.From discussing how the Federal Reserve used to calculate inflation, to understanding all of the nuances to the way it’s calculated now, tune in to this episode of the InvestED Podcast to gain a better understanding of what the current inflation rate is and what it means for the world economy.To stay prepared for any changes in inflation or to the market as a whole, claim your FREE copy of the Rule #1 12-Month Planner: https://bit.ly/3Gfa1l5 Topics discussed in this podcast: Inflation The future of the economy & markets Supply & labor bottlenecks Wage increase Substitution Additional resources discussed in this podcast: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) FRED M1 Chart Shadowstats For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices