The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom

Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast! In today's episode, we will be answering two really good listener questions! We always love having our listeners send us questions as this not only challenges our thinking but also refreshes us on why we're investing in the first place and this episode is like that! Listen on as we tackle all around important questions on when to sell, what to do on big drawdowns and how to manage your own margin of safety.

Timestamps of the episode:

-When to sell or double down on a beaten down stock. [02:13]

-How to handle drawdowns: an introspective look on Berkshire's past and Paypal at the present. [05:58]

-People should embrace the randomness of the market more by taking a longer term view. [07:40]

-A stock's price and it's fundamentals don't always correlate. [09:40]

-Buying a wonderful business at a fair price. [14:12]

-Building a margin of safety over time. [17:30]

-The mindset of limited arrows in a lifetime you can shoot on your bets. [20:28]

Note: Timestamps may differ and are approximate, depending on your podcast player.

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast! Today's episode is a timely one for the new year as we have Chris Grainger from the Lion Within talk with us about personal finance especially tackling the word "budget" which has become a taboo and being taken for granted by most. He also talks about how to become a good steward of your money by following the different pillars he developed himself. This was a fun conversation, punctuated with laughs and jokes, as Andrew and Chris are friends in real life so listen on!

Key takeaways of the episode:

-Chris Grainger shares his personal finance journey and the importance of emergency fund.

-The four pillars of stewardship of money: Giving, saving, spending, and investing.

-Savings should be an expense line item not otherwise.

-Doing monthly budget meetings and why it is a must.

-Tips on budgeting and managing sudden knee jerk big purchases.

-Why managing your budget should be a fun exercise and not a rigid one to fall for.

-How the EveryDollar app can help you get started with budgeting.

-The appeal of investing that gets Chris excited the most.

Chris Grainger's website- https://thelionwithin.us

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast! Today’s episode is a must for begginer investors! We’re having Evan from mymoneymarathon.com talk with us his investing journey and also gives good personal finance advice for people who are in their early 20’s like him. Evan runs the mymoneymarathon.com blog, a passion project of his with the goal of helping beginners into the world of investing. Our podcast shares his enthusiasm in spreading financial literacy and achieving financial independence so our conversation was such a treat! Listen on!

Timestamps of the episode:

-Evan introduces himself and shares his personal finance journey. [00:20]

-People are willing to share about investing/personal finance more than what you would think otherwise. [02:31]

-How Evan manages to avoid the usual early financial mistakes people at his age make. [03:51]

-Evan’s cool approach to budgeting. [06:23]

-Why he thinks investing is a must have for everyone. [09:06]

-Evan talks about saving vs investing and what made him hooked in the stock market. [10:54]

-The misconception that the stock market is inaccessible and is reserved only for the few. [14:10]

-How management fees can eat up your returns in the long term. [16:47]

-Setting up automation in investing is easier than it sounds. [18:22]

-Evan shares how beginners can start investing in the stock market. [19:45]

-How to manage your emotions when your investment portfolio is down. [23:25]

-The idea and goal behind Evan’s mymoneymarathon.com blog. [27:23]

-The most important thing he has ever done in investing. [31:15]

-Evan goes through some of his relevant blog post for beginners and gives out terrific advice as well. [31:55]

Evan’s blog- https://mymoneymarathon.com

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast! In today’s episode, it’s all about probabilities! Of course, it relates to how you can incorporate it into your investing framework. We discuss Warren Buffet’s past bets and how he used probabilities to his advantage and also the nitty gritty problem on how to arrive on those probability numbers which what makes an alpha for investors. 

Timestamps of the episode:

-What are probabilities and how it relates to investing in the stock market. [00:30]

- Talking about Robert Hagstrom’s book, The Warren Buffett portfolio and how Warren Buffett used probabilities to his advantage. [01:48]

-Using probabilities in your investing approach. [04:05]

-Diving further, assigning probabilities into your stock buying decisions. [05:42]

-Buffett’s early 90’s Wells Fargo bet and his probabilistic way of thinking in investing in other businesses. [08:43]

-How Andrew applies probabilities in his own investing decision making. [13:22]

-The Bayesian way of assigning probabilities. [16:00]

-Real world application: Auto industry [18:40]

• How to position a portfolio as a beginner during the Sea Change

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss Howard Marks latest memo regarding the coming Sea Change in markets:

·      Howard Marks – Sea Change

·      How do interest rates impact investments?

·      Thinking about we account for the newer ways companies make money and how to value those changes

·      How to position a portfolio as a beginner during the Sea Change

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we discuss P/E and growth along with how to use a reverse DCF

·      What is the Price to Earnings Ratio?

·      How to think about growth

·      The importance of growth in investing

·      How to use a reverse DCF

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we cover four investment biases we all struggle with and how to overcome them:

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we talk with Christine Short of Wall Street Horizon:

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we answer two great listener questions, and share some feedback:

·      What is a safe retirement goal and how much money can you take out during retirement

·      A question focusing on oil stocks and what kind of metrics you can use to start analysis.

·      What are P/B and P/S ratios?

·      What are our thoughts on AT&T and reinvesting their dividends into other companies.

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Links mentioned in the show:

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we take a Bird’s Eye View of Warren Buffett’s purchase of See’s Candies and what we can learn from that investment:

·      Explain See’s Candies and its cult-like following during the Holiday season

·      Why are we discussing See’s Candies?

·      Buffett uses See’s Candies as a great example of returns on capital, great management, and a moat

·      Buffett likes to use See’s Candies as an example of pricing power

·      Inflation hedges and how to find them

·      How he buys in big and stays with a company for a long time

·      Andrew big takeaway, the idea of the cash cow, and finding businesses who think like See’s

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