Rule Breaker Investing

By The Motley Fool

Business Investing

What's Rule Breaker Investing about?

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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Pet Peeves, Vol. 5: Penalty...

07.08.2020

Are airline credit card offers worthwhile? Do tech stocks really exist? Why do we love penalty kicks so much? Or are those just a bunch of stupid questions? All that, plus a halftime review for 5 Stocks Celebrating the 2018 ...

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07.08.2020 Pet Peeves, Vol. 5: Penalty Kicks & World Cup Stocks Are airline credit card offers worthwhile? Do tech stocks really exist? Why do we love penalty kicks so much? Or are those just a bunch of stupid questions? All that, plus a halftime review for 5 Stocks Celebrating the 2018 ...
07.01.2020 Great Quotes Vol. 12: Don't Hate Nobody! It's America's birthday! It's The Motley Fool's birthday! Is it your birthday too? Either way, we've got presents, in the form of great quotes on business and life.
06.24.2020 June Mailbag: Do You Have a [blank] Friend? Is investing like a fine wine, getting better with age? Or is it like a protopian science fiction story, reflecting our best vision for our future? Of course, we'll choose both, and much more, on this month's mailbag.
06.17.2020 The Market Cap Game Show: Episode 12 - Home Edition We're back with another edition of the Market Cap Game Show! Remember, you can play from home...well, I guess we're all playing from home now, aren't we. Can you out-guess our rookie contestants, Tim Beyers and Daniel Kline?
06.10.2020 5 Stocks for America Liberty. Enterprise. Justice. Resilience. Kindness. These are America's Core Values, according to David, and the theme of today's 5-stock sampler. Plus, we'll review two samplers from the last two years, with guests Karl Thiel and Rick Munarriz.
06.03.2020 Essays From Yesterday, Vol. 1 Back in the olden days of flip phones and paper newsletters, every issue of Stock Advisor and Rule Breakers started with a short essay conveying timeless investing lessons. Well, as long as they're timeless, why not revisit them? Today we ...
05.27.2020 May Mailbag: How Rule Breakers Diversify Should you let your winners win or keep your sectors diversified? How much should you spend on investment advice services? Is 50 too late to get your finances in order? All that, and how 'bout a stay-cation on Investor Island? ...
05.20.2020 What You Have Learned from David Gardner, Vol. 2 It's officially an annual event: we ask you what you've learned from this podcast, and we amplify! Side A is the greatest hits; Side B is the deep cuts--stories of what you've learned, and that we all can learn as ...
05.13.2020 Campfire Stories, Vol. 4: Thank You Notes Time to tune up the ol' guitar and take out a harmonica for another round of campfire stories. Interviewing for Jobs, a drink with Wolfe, and breaking the cycle of being raised to be poor. And ooh, look! A shooting ...
05.06.2020 Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 4 Today we're back to an old format, a new show, borrowed wisdom and some celebration blues. Drop a six-pence in your shoe and let's get Motley!
04.29.2020 April Mailbag: Up Late Playing Games Are dividends worth more when the share price drops? Is it possible to get your friends and family interested in investing? And do we need a new stock-basket acronym now that FAANG has gone all BFAAAMN? The answer to at ...
04.22.2020 Reviewapalooza!: Farewell Giraffe It's time once again to review our 5 stock samplers from 1, 2, and 3 years past. Has the current market volatility crushed returns? Fool analysts Karl Thiel, Maria Gallagher, and Tom King join us to take a look at ...
04.15.2020 Dividend Fools Top dog and first mover? Check. Sustainable advantage? Check. Strong past price appreciation? Check. Increased dividend every year for at least 25 consecutive years? Ch... Wait, what?! Why are we talking about dividends on the RBI Podcast? Because you asked ...
04.08.2020 5 Stocks for the Coronavirus As lifelong investors, we save regularly and invest regularly. In any market. In good times and bad. So an event like the Coronavirus is not a buying opportunity, but rather a learning opportunity. How will we respond? How will we ...
04.01.2020 Atomic Habits with James Clear An atom is a tiny little thing. Throw a few together and you start to build big things. And within every atom lies enormous power. Same goes for atomic habits: small changes in behavior that work together to make big ...
03.25.2020 March Mailbag: Falling Knives Did you sell at the top? Will you buy at the bottom? Does it really matter if you're in it for the long term? Andy Cross and Aaron Bush join David to hear your stories, answer your questions, and check ...
03.18.2020 The Market Cap Game Show: Episode 11 - The Bear Market When the market falls, we are very aware of stock prices and our portfolio performances. But don't forget that market caps are also dropping! How big are our businesses? How do they compare to each other? Can Aaron Bush get ...
03.11.2020 Thoughts On Our World in 10 1/2 Chapters As a health issue, we should absolutely take the Coronavirus outbreak seriously. However that doesn't mean we need to change the way we invest, even when the market drops sharply. So please wash your hands and then sit on them, ...
03.04.2020 Great Quotes Vol. 11: Listener Edition The market has dropped! Investors are spooked! The end is nigh! What better time to step away from the fray and consider some timeless wisdom from our fellow humans. No news here; just 5 great quotes submitted by you and ...
02.26.2020 February Mailbag: Answers Answers Should you be investing during the Coronavirus outbreak? Are dividends right for you? Where did our Foolish culture come from? All this and more as David is joined by his brother Tom Gardner, The Motley Fool Answers team, Aaron Bush, ...
02.19.2020 Reviewapalooza!: Fake Bears Two years ago the market seemed a little volatile, so David picked 5 More Stocks to Feed the Next Bear. Where did that hungry bear go? A year before that, the presidential election had lots of people in a tizzy, ...
02.12.2020 Blast From The Radio Past, Vol. 3 Do you remember when the Internet was new? When eBay was worth more than Amazon? When Blockbuster was streaming video and Netflix wasn't? Today, Tom Gardner and Mac Greer join David for another spin in the wayback machine, to visit ...
02.05.2020 Blast From The Past, Vol. 3 Do you remember what makes a business win? How about the official signs of a Rule Breaker stock? The all-time greatest secret of investing? Well in case you didn't memorize 4 1/2 years of this podcast, or in case you're ...
01.29.2020 January Mailbag: Ups and Downs The market crashed in January, finally putting an end to a long bull market. Or did it? Depends how closely you were listening. Today we look back at a month full of losers, lessons, and outright fabrications. DC area Fools: ...
01.22.2020 5 Stocks that Spark Joy It's not about what you should get rid of; it's about what you want to keep forever. It's time to KonMari your portfolio! Plus, a review of last year's 5 Stocks Shrouded in Mystery. Sponsor Links: Thanks to Health IQ. ...
01.15.2020 The Day the Market Crashed In this special episode, Chris Hill joins us to discuss the day the market tanked. Were you ready? Sponsored links: http://www.molekule.com code fool10. Get the first $50 off your first job post at LinkedIn.com/fool. Terms and conditions apply.
01.08.2020 David's Biggest Losers, Vol. 5 You win some, you lose some. And boy, did we lose some! Join us for our annual feast of crow as we look back at our worst stock picks of the last three years, hold them up for all to ...
01.01.2020 Stock Stories, Vol. 4 The setting is the global economy. The protagonists, a handful of companies that we love. The illustrations are stock charts, full of ups and downs, success and failures. And these are the stories of our heroes' journeys. Sponsor Link: Thanks ...
12.25.2019 December Mailbag: Investing for Others As always, we wrap up the year with words of wisdom from you, our listeners. We also take a moment to consider why we invest, and find that often it is not for ourselves, but for those about whom we ...
12.18.2019 The Market Cap Game Show: Episode 10 - The Reboot! When the players break the game, it's time to fix the game. We're back with our quarterly game show, but this time we're pitting our star contestants, Emily Flippen and Aaron Bush, against each other. Can you beat them both? ...
12.11.2019 Games, Games, Games It's game time! First, we've officially launched Investor Island, our first Motley Fool mobile game. On the investing side, we tally the final score for 5 Stocks To Put Under Your Tree. And finally, it's David's annual board game gift ...
12.05.2019 Company Culture Tips, Vol. 6: FREE Stuff! Today our ace Culture Fools, Kara and Lee, return to present 10 completely, 100%, entirely (almost) free things you can do to improve your workplace. From active listening to snowball fights, there's definitely something here to make your business better. ...
12.04.2019 Company Culture Tips, Vol. 6: FREE Stuff! Today our ace Culture Fools, Kara and Lee, return to present 10 completely, 100%, entirely (almost) free things you can do to improve your workplace. From active listening to snowball fights, there's definitely something here to make your business better. ...
11.27.2019 November Mailbag: Gathering Magic Today we give thanks for you, dear listeners! And how better to show our gratitude than by bringing your voices into the room. We'll share your stories and answer your questions as today you make us smarter, happier, and richer. ...
11.20.2019 Reviewapalooza!: Checking In and Closing Out Emily Flippen is back to help us review a handful of 5-Stock Samplers from the last few years. And it's time to close the books on one of those samplers, but don't let that stop you from owning these stocks ...
11.13.2019 5 Stocks for Conscious Capitalism We've talked a lot about Conscious Capitalism over the last few episodes, so it's time to put skin in the game. Good news: these are the kinds of companies that do business right, and you can feel good about investing ...
11.06.2019 Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 3 Today it's an old format, a new show, some borrowed wisdom and a bit of the baseball blues. Drop a coin in your shoe for luck and let's get Motley! To get 50% off our Stock Advisor service, go to ...
10.30.2019 October Mailbag: Just Treats It's not a costume! We wear our Motley every month on the mailbag episode, taking on a candy-bag of topics from the pedantic to the profound. And as a special treat, here's Brian Wither's stock-tracking spreadsheet, as promised in the ...
10.23.2019 The Healing Organization, with Raj Sisodia and Michael J. Gelb We've talked a lot about Conscious Capitalism, and how business is better when it is purposeful and stakeholder-oriented. But today we're taking it up a notch to talk about how business should be a place of healing for employees, a ...
10.16.2019 Better Business Through Conscious Capitalism If you're running a business, you should know what it means to be Purpose-driven. You should know how to create wins across all stakeholders. You should know how to build and sustain a great culture. Today's focus on Conscious Capitalism ...
10.09.2019 9 Foolish Truths That I Hold To Be Self Evident: 2019 We like to pick and review stocks, play games, interview authors, and rant about pet peeves, but every so often we must go back to basics and recommit to the eternal verities of Rule Breaker Investing. Today is that day! ...
10.02.2019 Pet Peeves, Vol. 4: Growing Value You know what really bothers us? Well you're about to. It's time for a little nit-picking and self-indulgence, but all in the name of making the world just a little bit better for everyone. To get 67% off our Rule ...
09.25.2019 September Mailbag: Breaking the Game Why should we buy high instead of low? Is Tesla a fragile company? And did Aaron really break the Market Cap Game Show? All that and more on this autumnal mailbag. Sponsor Links: Zapier: zapier.com/fool for a free 14-day trial. ...
09.18.2019 The Market Cap Game Show: Episode 9 The best game shows make you smarter for tuning in. And the best of the best have all-star contestants who constantly set the bar higher. Can Aaron Bush possibly live up to his 9 out of 10 performance from the ...
09.11.2019 Reviewapalooza!: Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk On this show, sometimes we pick stocks. We keep score so that we know how we’re doing over time. And then comes the day where we put it all out there and talk about results. All the hits, all the ...
09.04.2019 5 Stocks with a Tailwind Blow Great business leaders can succeed even in adverse conditions, but it sure is easier when the wind is at your back. This listener-inspired 5 stock sampler is focused on companies whose sails are set to catch trends and innovations that ...
08.31.2019 August Mailbag: Weekend Edition Authors in August is all well and good, but we can't end the month without digging through the mailbag. So sit back, take in the tail end of summer, and enjoy this weekend edition of the Rule Breaker Investing Podcast.
08.28.2019 Authors in August: Crucial Conversations with Emily Gregory High stakes. Conflicting opinions. Emotional engagement. These are the ingredients of Crucial Conversations -- which, for good or ill, are the most consequential in our lives. Today, as we wrap up our Authors in August series, Emily Gregory teaches us ...
08.21.2019 Authors in August: Edward Glaeser's Triumph of the City Where is the richest, smartest, greenest, healthiest, and happiest place to live? You might be imagining an idyllic mountain valley somewhere, but our guest, Edward Glaeser, is here today to tell you that the heart of the city is the ...
08.14.2019 Authors in August: True Heroism w/ Chris McDougall “Natural Born Heroes” is an adventure book chock-full of remarkable historical facts alongside compelling insights into fitness, running, health. But perhaps it is most useful and memorable for its insights into Heroism. Improve your insights, improve your character with the ...

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