Our guest Ethan Everett is an investment analyst in the US and author of 'The Investment Philosophers'. We discuss the book, in which he connects philosophical ideas from thirteen thinkers, including Spinoza, Hume, and Kierkegaard, to modern investing practices. The conversation also touches on his grandfather's influence as a former student of Benjamin Graham and Ethan's future book projects, connecting law and martial arts to investing.

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Our conversation with Ethan Everett was recorded on 22 October 2025.

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Episode Chapters

(00:00) Intro by Eddie

(00:53) Welcoming Ethan Everett

(02:23) Ethan’s way to investing

(06:48) Discovering philosophy

(08:37) How “The Investment Philosophers” came about

(10:45) Criteria for selecting the 13 philosophers in the book

(12:42) Lessons from Baruch Spinoza

(22:42) David Hume

(28:28) Søren Kierkegaard

(35:28) Ethan’s evolution as an investor

(39:31) Company example: Mattel

(43:26) Ethan’s role as an Investment Analyst at Galvin, Gaustad & Stein

(46:10) Lessons from Ethan’s grandfather, a student of Benjamin Graham

(48:46) Ethan’s AI start-up Collexity

(53:05) Reading suggestions

(57:23) Writing ideas

(01:00:43) Concluding remarks

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Books Mentioned

The Investment Philosophers – Ethan Everett
The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham
The Money Game - Adam Smith (George Goodman)
Essays – Michel de Montaigne
The Gay Science – Friedrich Nietzsche
Ethics – Baruch Spinoza

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Companies Mentioned

Mattel

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More on Ethan Everett:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-everett-cfa-esq-404362156/
Collexity: https://collexity.ai/

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About the Podcast

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