Rule Breaker Investing

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David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, is among the most respected and trusted sources on investing. As a best-selling author, hugely successful stock picker, and financial authority, David has led The Motley Fool’s growth into a worldwide investment and financial advisory services company.
Each week David shares his insights into today's most innovative and disruptive publicly traded companies -- and how to profit from them by following his signature “Rule Breaker Investing” principles.

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05.31.2023 May 2023 Mailbag: 100...And Two Hills What the heck is a Debt Ceiling anyway? Are we learning the wrong lessons from our government's fiscal policies? Maybe we should just focus on other stuff, like braving the stock market, simplifying life, and polishing up our digital brains. ...
05.24.2023 Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 7 Once again it's an old format, a new show, borrowed wisdom and a taste of the Faker-Breaker Blues. Drop a six-pence in your shoe and let's get Motley! (04:13) Aim for 60% accuracy (12:19) Managing the second-order effects of your ...
05.17.2023 What You Have Learned from David Gardner, Vol. 4 We don't take breaks with this podcast, so there have been a lot of lessons over the years. That's why, for David's birthday, we ask you to help us distill it all down to the most salient points — the ...
05.10.2023 Gotta Know The Lingo, Vol. 4 If you want to earn your jester cap, you'll need to speak the language of Foolish investing. Today we're joined by a ship of top-notch Fools to review some simple and not-so-simple terms that will make you a smarter investor! ...
05.03.2023 Excellent Advice for Living with Kevin Kelly Not all advice is excellent, and not all futurists are right. But Kevin Kelly, Founder and Senior Maverick of Wired Magazine, is the exception on both fronts. Today he returns to Rule Breaker Investing to share his optimistic take on ...
04.26.2023 April 2023 Mailbag: The Kids Are Alright Whether you're entering Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere or toasting the Spring in the Northern, it's campfire season. So sit back, warm your hands, and enjoy some stories and lessons from the April mailbag! (00:07:09) Bear Market Heroes (00:16:30) Fitness ...
04.19.2023 Surprise! Vol. 1: Smoke & Mirrors The most memorable stories are often the ones filled with... surprises! Today we begin a new storytelling series, bringing lessons on business, investing, and life. Expect the unexpected.... (2:51) Hail to Dorothy — the Wicked Witch is Dead! (8:58) Priceline ...
04.12.2023 Reviewapalooza!: First to Worst “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season ...
04.05.2023 Telling Their Stories, Vol. 5: Finding Your Tribe A world traveler sleeping on the sidewalk to save a buck... A geologist working the oil fields on a 12-hour night shift... It doesn't take a fancy degree to become a Rule Breaker. It takes a student of life, of ...
03.29.2023 March 2023 Mailbag: Mind the GAAP The end of the month is here again, so we're tossing you the keys and letting you drive. Sure enough, you're taking us somewhere smarter, happier, and richer! (7:46) Is Gamifying Life Bad? (10:42) Pushing the Limits of the GKC ...
03.22.2023 The Market Cap Game Show: Dodging The Dark Arts We're talking market caps, Fool! And unlike Andy Cross and Jim Mueller, our game show contestants here in the studio, you get to play at home and out of the spotlight! But no one is off the hook as we ...
03.15.2023 The Science of Questionology: 2023 Revisit with Warren Berger In 2019 Warren Berger joined us for an episode of Authors in August to discuss his groundbreaking book, "A More Beautiful Question." Today he's back for a more open-ended conversation about the whys, what-ifs, and hows of asking questions — ...
03.08.2023 Blast From The Radio Past, Vol. 4: 20 Years Ago with Tom Gardner & Mac Greer Were you here before podcasts? Remember the NPR show? AM radio anyone? Today Mac Greer is back with the keys to our deep vault of audio gold. Tom Gardner joins David to revisit and discuss the conversations, predictions, and lessons ...
03.01.2023 Great Quotes Vol. 16: Entrepreneurial Insights We stand on the shoulders of giants, and one of the best ways to enjoy the view is to look back to the brilliant things they've said and contemplate how to apply those thoughts to our current situation. Whether from ...
02.22.2023 February 2023 Mailbag: What's Past is Prologue This month we spent some time looking back to the past in order to have a better view of the future. But our mailbag brings it all to the here and now! (6:50) Trust is the Coin of the Realm ...
02.18.2023 Extra: Mt. Rushmore of Games with C. Thi Nguyen C. Thi Nguyen is back with David to discuss some of their all time favorite board and role playing games, along with some thoughts about ranking systems, scoring mechanics, and online recipes. Host: David Gardner Guest: C. Thi Nguyen Producer: ...
02.15.2023 From Twister to Twitter—Games and Gamification with C. Thi Nguyen Games can be good or bad. Or evil. Or stupid. But what happens when we apply the artificial constraints of game design to real world discourse? Philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen is here to deepen our understanding of games and ...
02.08.2023 Blast From The Past, Vol. 7 On this podcast we never repeat ourselves. On this podcast we never repeat... Oh alright, we sometimes repeat ourselves. But only to bring back important stories and lessons from the past that might otherwise be forgotten. (4:55) Establish your Sleep ...
02.01.2023 Essays From Yesterday, Vol. 4 Seems like only yesterday we were traveling back in time. Wait a minute... maybe it was yesterday. Maybe it is yesterday! In any case, we're back in our time machines again, so rev up the Delorean, close the phone booth, ...
01.25.2023 January 2023 Mailbag: So Far, So Good The market is up in 2023! Of course less than a month in, that's not very meaningful. But still, we can embrace some optimism for the year. More importantly, we can remember that what really matters are the decades ahead. ...
01.18.2023 Reviewapalooza!: Random Joy Time to check the scoreboard again on two of our 5-stock samplers. It's been a rough market this last year, but we're in it for longer than that, Fool! Some stocks that seem to have been crushed recently look a ...
01.11.2023 Stock Stories, Vol. 7: The Oral Tradition Sit back and take a load off, let me tell you a story. Better yet, let's have some friends around to tell five stories. Stock stories. Full of ups and downs, lessons from history, hopes for the future... it's all ...
01.04.2023 Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 6 We're kicking off 2023 looking back, looking forward, looking outward, and looking past the same old blues. It's a new year, Fools — let's make it ever better! (3:18) Old: Tesla beats Ford (12:32) New: Cool stuff (23:29) Borrowed: Completing ...
12.28.2022 December Mailbag: The End of it All As 2022 draws to a close, we answer a few burning questions from the mailbag: How do you play competitive games with kids? Can a handful of apps work together to build your second brain? Will Artificial Intelligence replace Shakespeare ...
12.21.2022 Market Cap Game Show: In The Moment Small-cap, mid-cap, large-cap, mega-cap...? How do these companies compare? It's not enough to know the share price; you have to know the market cap! And that's why we play the game—now with the new “Throwdown Rule.” Play along with our ...
12.14.2022 The Besties of 2022 Roll out the red carpet! It's time for the Besties – reviewing our top 10 episodes of 2022. And the carpet's not for nothing; we've got guest stars galore! Fools of all stripes who made us smarter, happier, and richer ...
12.07.2022 Games, Games, Games, Vol. 4 We're here to make you smarter, happier, and richer, and today we're focusing on the happy. It's boardgame season once again and David is back to recommend 5 casual games (13:00) and 5 heavier strategy games (39:08) to put under ...
11.30.2022 November Mailbag: Gratitude and Paying it Foolward In this month of gratitude, we'll check in on the Fool Foundation, review the OG of 5-stock samplers, and have fun considering tax-based investment decisions. It must be mailbag! Stocks Mentioned: HOOD, ATVI, MSFT, CASY, GOOG, MELI, MIDD Host: David ...
11.23.2022 Gratitude: 2022 In a world of ups and downs, let's up the ups! It's time to take a step back and express some gratitude for the year we've experienced together. Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl
11.16.2022 Reviewapalooza!: A Tiger by the Tail It's time to check in on some 5-stock samplers. Will 5 Stocks That Will Press On keep pressing on? Will 5 Stocks for Conscious Capitalism create some win-win-wins? Emily Flippen is here to talk us through the ups and downs. ...
11.09.2022 Company Culture Tips, Vol. 10: Greatest Hits Longtime listeners will know that when Lee Burbage and Kara Chambers are on the show, it's time to take some notes. Over the years they've shared the best practices, tools, and philosophies that make The Motley Fool an award-winning and ...
11.02.2022 Mental Tips, Tricks & Lifehacks, Vol. 7 Little things can add up over time to make clutter. But little actions can add up over time to simplify. It's time for some mental tips, tricks, and lifehacks to guide you on the path to life-changing magic! (3:00) Gamify ...
10.26.2022 October Mailbag: The Kind of World You Want to Live In In today's mailbag we talk about investing, business, and life... and ok, a little bit about death. We're still in the spooky season after all! (6:10) Rebalancing your portfolio (11:32) Swedish death cleaning (14:24) Vote! With your ballot and your ...
10.19.2022 Financial Horror Stories Vol. 1: Memento Mori We're all gonna die! Today's collection of cautionary tales will show you just how shocking and scary the world can be if you don't plan for the inevitable. (7:17) The Ghost of Paisley Park (14:31) A Tale of Tractor Terror ...
10.12.2022 Two Fools: Tennis Pro Sem Verbeek Professional athletes have it made, right? Surely they're all millionaires and don't need any financial advice. Or maybe it's not that simple? Sem Verbeek is an up and coming tennis professional who has his eye on winning championships and promoting ...
10.05.2022 Great Quotes Vol. 15: Sharpening The Axe Did Abe Lincoln really say that? Sometimes the quotes are worth repeating, even if the attribution is suspect. Somebody said it after all, and the wisdom of words rings true regardless. (4:15) Things That Matter (10:17) Your Best Vision (14:23) ...
09.28.2022 September Mailbag: A Career in Finance How do you get started with a career in finance? What about a career in financial freedom? These questions, plus a look at stocks in the penalty box, on today's mailbag episode. Stocks Mentioned: NFLX, SNOW, BLUE Host: David Gardner ...
09.21.2022 Market Cap Game Show: Tie Makers, Tie Breakers Last time we played the game, returning champions Yasser El-Shimy and Brian Stoffel had to be content with a tie at 5 points apiece. Of course we couldn't let that stand, so they're back to battle once more, and this ...
09.14.2022 Reviewapalooza!: The Good, the Bad, And the Ugly Some companies beat the market; some companies get in trouble with the law. So it's important for us to come back every year and check the score for our 5-stock samplers — warts and all. (3:06) Pet peeves revisited (5:45) ...
09.07.2022 Pet Peeves, Vol. 7: Based on a True Story Don't you hate it when people keep long lists of pet peeves? That's why we're here to get those peeves off the list and out into the airwaves. And you can do the same -- hit us up @RBIPodcast and ...
08.31.2022 August Mailbag: How to be Good at Money The hottest days of August are behind us as we gather to reflect on a tough market and look forward to better days. Whether you were with us at FoolFest earlier in the week or just gather here every Wednesday ...
08.24.2022 Authors in August: River of the Gods with Candice Millard Candice Millard, the author of four New York Times bestselling books, is here this week to discuss her newest book River of the Gods. The story of the search for the elusive source of the Nile by 19th-century explorers, it ...
08.17.2022 Authors in August: Leadership with Les McKeown President & CEO of Predictable Success Les McKeown is here to talk about his powerful definition of leadership and how it can lead to predictable success. (6:45) Do Lead & Do Series introduction (13:02) Definitions of leadership (22:45) Heroic leadership ...
08.10.2022 Authors in August: Game Design with Jesse Schell Entrepreneur, author, and game designer Jesse Schell is here to talk about the art of design, the creation of experience, and the future of games. (4:58) "What you pretend to be, you will become" (10:21) Creating the experience (12:35) Immersive ...
08.03.2022 Books, Books, Books It's August, which for this podcast means authors! There's a great lineup of interviews coming for the month, but we're kicking it off with a list of 5 recommendations and a few runners-up that will get you out on the ...
07.27.2022 July Mailbag: The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat Investing. Business. Life. These things are full of the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. But through it all, the graph goes up and to the right. (3:24) Hot takes from Twitter: David looks back on this month's ...
07.20.2022 5 Times I've Changed My Mind, Vol. 1 When the facts change, what do you do? Today we begin a new series on changing our minds. When it happens, why it happens, and how we are rewarded — in business, in investing, and in life. Shorting (9:10) - ...
07.13.2022 The Other Rule Breakers For over 17 years, Motley Fool Rule Breakers—the subscription service—has been recommending stocks and keeping score. It's been about a year since David stepped away from the service, so today we're checking back in on our namesake. Tim Beyers is ...
07.06.2022 Fresh Eyes on America, Plus World Cup Stocks With all the horrible headlines these days, it's easy to forget the things that make America special. But for Amjad Masad, a Palestinian immigrant and successful entrepreneur who came here with little to his name, America's virtues are clear to ...
06.29.2022 June Mailbag: The Most Beautiful Freude Today we learned that "Vorfreude" is the German word for pleasant anticipation. Fitting, as we always look forward to hearing from you! And of course, we've been looking forward to having Lee and Kara back to revisit some company culture ...

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