In this episode, Clay reviews Devil Take the Hindmost by Edward Chancellor and explores three of the most infamous market bubbles in financial history: the South Sea Bubble of 1720, the Railway Mania of 1845, and Japan’s asset bubble of the late 1980s. 

These case studies examine how greed, leverage, speculation, and misplaced faith in government or institutions repeatedly led investors to abandon fundamentals.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investors Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

The Bitcoin mastermind group explores geopolitical tensions, including a potential U.S. response to Taiwan's defense and Venezuela’s strategic oil reserves. They analyze the revolutionary impact of AI on economic models, employment, and national security, while diving into crypto regulation, Bitcoin predictions, and market dynamics. A mix of serious insights and entertaining AI-generated music rounds out the session.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:03 - Why the Venezuela raid could signify a new global power alignment

00:00:20 - The debate on whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion

00:05:02 - Strategic importance of semiconductors in global power dynamics

00:17:58 - Elon Musk’s prediction about deflation and AI-driven economies

00:32:04 - Insights from Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute on global AI adoption

00:37:10 - How AI could disrupt white-collar work and content credibility

00:41:03 - Forecasts on Bitcoin’s price trajectory through 2026

00:44:07 - The Clarity Act’s potential impact on stablecoins and crypto markets

00:53:39 - How treasury yields, Powell investigations, and Bitcoin interconnect

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Kyle Grieve breaks down how Prem Watsa and Fairfax Financial compounded for decades through disciplined value investing, insurance float, and resilient capital allocation.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:03:29 – How Prem Watsa accidentally found investing and never looked back

00:07:48 – Why insurance float became Fairfax’s secret compounding weapon

00:09:43 – The exact thinking that shaped Fairfax’s long-term value discipline

00:10:02 – How Fairfax set bold targets and held itself publicly accountable

00:13:27 – Why cheap businesses taught painful but critical quality lessons

00:23:53 – How downturns and mistakes strengthened Fairfax’s balance sheet mindset

00:18:18 – What the short seller siege revealed about culture and conviction

00:24:47 – How crisis hedging created survival capital and massive opportunity

00:28:46 – Why overprotection hurt returns and forced strategic humility

00:37:25 – How culture decentralization and capital allocation became Fairfax’s moat

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investors Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

In this episode, Clay reviews the book Hidden Investment Treasures by Daniel Gladiš and explores how the rise of passive investing has created growing inefficiencies in today’s market.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investors Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Preston and Seb unpack AI’s implications for safety, governance, and economics. They debate AGI risks, corporate centralization, Bitcoin's regulatory role, and Elon Musk’s ventures in space and autonomous tech.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00:00 - Intro

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠sponsors⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

In this episode, Stig Brodersen sits down with Clay Finck to reflect on Clay’s portfolio decisions, investment philosophy, and personal evolution as an investor. Clay walks through the rationale behind recent additions to his portfolio, how his thinking on valuation versus quality has matured, and why he increasingly prioritizes businesses led by exceptional operators with long runways for compounding.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:01:48 - Which stocks Clay added to his portfolio in 2025

00:03:10 - How “sidecar investing” with exceptional founder-operators shapes Clay’s portfolio

00:19:34 - How short-term market narratives can diverge from changes in intrinsic value

00:26:24 - How Clay approaches position sizing, opportunity cost, and staying invested

00:14:27 - Why geography, currency risk, and capital flows matter in global investing

00:41:52 - How value investing principles influence Clay’s views on money, career, and happiness

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investors Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Clay is joined by Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke to share their top stock ideas for 2026. Shawn is pitching Exor N.V. ($EXO), Daniel is pitching Mercado Libre ($MELI), and Clay is pitching Meta ($META). 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investors Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Dr. Richard Wallace, creator of ALICE and AIML, shares his journey from 1990s chatbot innovation to today’s AI frontiers.

He and Preston also explore AI’s learning methods, human vs machine intelligence, and the evolving role of creativity in artificial minds.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:02:46 - How a 1990 New York Times article inspired Richard Wallace’s AI journey

00:03:42 - What made the ALICE chatbot revolutionary in its time

00:07:20 - The principles behind minimalist robotics and their influence on AI

00:12:00 - How AIML works and why it was crucial to early chatbot success

00:16:30 - The contrast between supervised and unsupervised learning methods

00:17:20 - Why LLM decision-making processes remain hard to interpret

00:20:33 - How humans and chatbots use language in surprisingly robotic ways

00:24:43 - The philosophical roots of the Turing Test and its modern critiques

00:40:19 - Insights on combining symbolic and neural approaches in AI today

00:41:18 - What Wallace is working on now at Franz in medical AI predictions

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Each quarter, Stig Brodersen sits down with his friend and co-host William Green, author of Richer, Wiser, Happier. Together, they explore the ideas, stories, and timeless principles from the power of the subconscious mind to the universal human longing for appreciation, love, and meaning. This conversation invites you to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most. 

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Kyle discusses the most important investing lessons he learned in 2025.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

NEW TO THE SHOW?

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:

References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor’s Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them.

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm