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What if the most important investing conversation you’ve ever had… never got recorded?

That’s what happened here.

In this episode, Tyler reconstructs a lost interview with Burton Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and uses it to tell a bigger story — one about index investing, behavior, and why the simplest strategy is still the hardest to follow.

Because this isn’t just about theory.

In this episode, Tyler walks through:

Tyler also shares one of the most important takeaways from the conversation:

Even Burton Malkiel feels fear. He just doesn’t act on it.

And that’s the difference.

The core idea:

Investing isn’t about being right. It’s about staying consistent when it’s hardest to do so.

The episode closes with a broader reflection on retirement — not just how to invest, but how to live.

Because according to Malkiel, the goal isn’t to stop working.

It’s to stay engaged — with ideas, with learning, and with life itself.

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Hope this gives you something to think about this week.