In this today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with our very own Shawn O’Malley and Matthew Gutierrez who are the main drivers of our financial newsletter, We Study Markets. You’ll learn what it’s been like creating and writing for We Study Markets, who their biggest influences have been, how they structure their own portfolios, what an average day is like for a newsletter writer, and what future plans they have to offer more value to our readers.

Shawn O’Malley is the Chief Editor for WSM and has been working on the newsletter since the very first edition in July of 2022. He graduated magna cum laude from Elon University where he studied finance and entrepreneurship. He’s an integral part of the TIP team and has grown the newsletter to over 30,000 readers.

Matthew Gutierrez is a writer and editor that has reported for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. He graduated from Syracuse University with degrees in journalism and finance. He has also been critical to the success of the newsletter and has read widely and broadly as he hones the craft of writing. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

03:09 - How both Shawn and Matthew got interested in the financial markets.

05:52 - What their first career steps out of college were.

08:32 - What books made the biggest impact on them.

12:09 - How Nassim Taleb’s anti-fragile portfolio is structured.

16:10 - Which investors they admire the most and try to emulate.

18:56 - Why it’s important to stick with an investment strategy during the downturns.

27:30 - What money moves they would encourage beginning investors to make.

29:02 - How Shawn and Matthew invest their own money.

35:23 - What is via negativa and how can you apply it.

44:10 - What it has been like to work at The Investor’s Podcast Network.

50:46 - What it has been like building and growing a newsletter.

51:35 - What a day is like as a newsletter writer.

53:18 - How the newsletter has changed over time.

63:20 - What is We Study Markets Pro and how it can help you.

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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