Odinian Beta

The investment strategy discussed in this week’s episode is diametrically opposed to my own value tendencies, but it still one that has done exceptionally well.  
My guest is David Gardner, co-founder of the Motley Fool. He is unique in that he is both a pure investor–a true stock junkie–and an entrepreneur. His energy is remarkable. His positive vibes are something to behold. You’ll hear it over audio, but it’s ever more palpable in person. 
Our conversation is about finding companies which are breaking rules in the right way and reshaping industries. David’s goal is to find these companies early in and hold them forever. 
If you love investing, you are going to love this regardless of your prior beliefs. Please enjoy my conversation with David Gardner on rule breakers.
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Books Referenced
The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)
The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
The Motley Fool Investment Guide: How The Fool Beats Wall Street’s Wise Men And How You Can Too
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Motley Fools Rule Breakers Rule Makers : The Foolish Guide To Picking Stocks
 
Links Referenced
Totally Absorbed
FANG stocks
Henry Cloud (author)
“I had a lover’s quarrel with the world” by Robert Frost
As You Like it (Shakespeare)
Invest Like the Best episod with Morgan Housel
Don’t Be a Dip: The 1 Thing You Need to Know About Buying on Dips
Board Game Agricola
Boardgamegeek.com
 
Show Notes
2:03 – (First question) – Among the experiments that David has run in his podcast, which one has he enjoyed the most
3:42 – A deep dive into the rule breaker mentality that David uses
4:39 –  The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)
7:22 – What helps you to not sell a rule breaker amid big drawdowns.
7:33 – Totally Absorbed
8:32 – FANG stocks
12:25 – List of criteria in picking rule breaker stocks…starting with top dogs and first movers
19:34 – Second criteria…visionary leadership and the traits David looks for in a leader
22:02 – Henry Cloud (author)
22:58 – “I had a lover’s quarrel with the world” by Robert Frost
26:16 – Third criteria – competitive advantage and moats
32:47 – The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations
32:49 – As You Like it (Shakespeare)
40:36 – Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
41:31 – The Motley Fool Investment Guide: How The Fool Beats Wall Street’s Wise Men And How You Can Too
42:43 – Invest Like the Best episod with Morgan Housel
42:45 – The Wisdom of Crowds
43:33 – Back to criteria, the fourth one, price momentum
45:47 – Don’t Be a Dip: The 1 Thing You Need to Know About Buying on Dips
50:03 – Last criteria, something being overvalued and weigh that against the idea of whether a product or service is important based on whether people would miss it
52:10 – The Motley Fools Rule Breakers Rule Makers : The Foolish Guide To Picking Stocks
1:01:21 – Looking at David’s process for finding a stock and analyzing it
1:07:38 – The importance of taking these criteria in concert and how you can see the power of overvaluation
1:10:39 – Board Game Agricola
1:10:54 – Boardgamegeek.com
1:14:38 – Kindest thing anyone has done for David
 
Learn More
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