Cait is a Canadian writer who first gained recognition with her blog, Blonde on a Budget, where she documented her journey of paying off $30,000 in debt. That experience became the foundation for her exploration of minimalism, mindful consumption, and intentional living.

She later wrote a bestselling book - The Year of Less - where she took on a year-long shopping ban that transformed her relationship with money and possessions.

The themes she writes about—breaking free from debt, rethinking consumerism, and designing a more intentional life—are incredibly powerful from a personal finance perspective.

Links

* Cait’s website:

https://www.caitflanders.com/

* The Year of Less: https://www.amazon.com/Year-Less-Shopping-Belongings-Discovered-ebook/dp/B0767XNB47

* Adventures in Opting Out: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Opting-Out-Leading-Intentional-ebook/dp/B083J17DYJ

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Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

Dan Rasmussen is the founder and portfolio manager at Verdad. Verdad runs capital with rules-based ideas and a strong focus on leveraged small cap value stocks. He has published fascinating research across multiple topics. Today we’re going to talk about his new book, The Humble Investor, which summarizes many of his key ideas for a wide audience.

Links

* The Humble Investor: https://www.amazon.com/Humble-Investor-winning-surprising-world-ebook/dp/B0DM6MW8P3

* Verdad:

https://verdadcap.com/

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

Today I am speaking with Philoinvestor. His process combines business analysis with a macro overlay and he writes on substack about his ideas. He is a returning guest to the podcast.

We last spoke a year ago and I encourage you to check out that podcast.

Links:

* Philoinvestor Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/philoinvestor

* Philoinvestor Substack:

* Our first podcast:

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

Today’s podcast is solo.

I discuss the stock list, which is my version of the magic formula.

Links

* Ben Graham’s Low P/E, Low Debt/Equity Method: https://alphaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Simple-and-Easy-Approach-Medical-Economics-Graham-1976.pdf

* The Little Book that Beats the Market: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Still-Market-Books-Profits-ebook/dp/B003VWCQB0/

* The 2025 VSG Stock List:

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

This podcast is a conversation with Alex Morris, who writes the Science of Hitting substack, where he performs deep dives & diligence into companies and posts real time updates about his personal portfolio.

Alex is a returning guest, and I encourage you to check out our previous podcasts.

Today we are talking about his new book, Buffett & Munger Unscripted. Alex did a deep dive into all of the annual meetings going back to 1994. He then curated Buffett and Munger’s answers and assembled it into a book organized by specific topic. It’s a great reference to go through and see Buffett and Munger’s thoughts on various topics and how they have evolved over the years.

Links

* Buffett & Munger Unscripted: https://www.amazon.com/Buffett-Munger-Unscripted-Investment-Shareholder-ebook/dp/B0DM7HSBQV/

* The Science of Hitting Substack:

* My first conversation with Alex:

* My second conversation with Alex:

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

Matt Cochrane and I discuss The Big Short by Michael Lewis. On our last podcast, we talked about Liar’s Poker, Michael Lewis’ book about the bond market in the 1980’s.

The Big Short is very much the sequel to Liar’s Poker and it chronicles multiple investors who shorted the housing bubble of the 2000’s.

Links.

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Short-Inside-Doomsday-Machine-ebook/dp/B003LSTK8G

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

Brett Gardner is author of the book Buffett’s Early Investments.

The book analyzes key Buffett investments from the 1950’s and 1960’s, a period in which he had his most extraordinary returns.

During the partnership years (1957-69), Buffett put together one of the greatest investment track records of all time, earning an astounding 29.5% CAGR without reporting a single down year. According to Buffett, prior to the partnership in the 1950’s, his returns were even higher.

Brett dug through this extraordinary period and analyzed many of Buffett’s key investments. The book takes your through the financial statements and qualitative story from Buffett’s vantage point when he bought the stocks. He further analyzes the outcome.

The book is fantastic and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Buffett.

Links:

Buffett’s Early Investments: A new investigation into the decades when Warren Buffett earned his best returnshttps://www.amazon.com/Buffetts-Early-Investments-investigation-decades/dp/1804090573

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

Matt Cochrane & I are reuniting to discuss Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis.

Liar’s Poker is Michael Lewis’s first book about his time working at Salomon Brothers in the 1980’s.

Liar’s Poker chronicles an extraordinary boom on Wall Street in the 1980s and serves as an expose and cautionary tale about the excesses of Wall Street.

The world has changed a lot since then, but I think that the themes identified by Michael Lewis are still very much alive.

Links

* Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis: https://www.amazon.com/Liars-Poker-Norton-Paperback-Michael-ebook/dp/B003E20ZRY

* Michael Lewis Interview with Dash Riprock & Human Piranha, characters featured in the book: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/against-the-rules/other-peoples-money-dash-riprock-and-the-human-piranha-revealed

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.

Today I am talking with Nelson, the Canadian Dividend Investor.

He has been on the podcast before. We had a previous episode where we discussed his investing process. We also discussed two investing classics, the Snowball, Warren Buffett’s biography, and discussed the life of Peter Cundill.

Today we’re going to catch up and talk about current market conditions.

Some topics covered:

* The US election.

* Oil stocks.

* REITs vs. direct ownership of real estate.

Disclaimer

Nothing on this podcast is investment advice.The information in this podcast is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products. Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this podcast & show notes is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This podcast, the host, and the guest do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This host & guest accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this content.

Jason Buck is the CIO of Mutiny Funds. He specializes in volatility, options hedging, and portfolio construction.

I wanted to speak to him because I like his concept of a cockroach portfolio – a portfolio well designed to survive in many different environments.

This podcast covers concepts like trend following, tail risk hedging, and managed futures.

Links:

* Mutiny Fund:

https://mutinyfund.com/

* The Cockroach Strategy: https://mutinyfund.com/cockroach-strategy/

* Jason’s Twitter feed: https://x.com/jasoncbuck

Disclaimer

Nothing on this substack is investment advice.The information in this article is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products.  Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.

Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor’s own objectives, experience, and resources.

The information contained in this article is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.

Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This article and its author do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This author accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this website.