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The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Hosted by Stig Brodersen, William Green, Shawn O'Malley, Daniel Mahncke, and Kyle Grieve, The Investor’s Podcast has proudly reached nearly 200 million downloads, as the world's largest stock-investing focused podcast. On the show, we study a range of businesses and their investment prospects, from Spotify to Amazon, serial acquirers like Constellation Software, deep value plays, and more, using lessons from some of the world's most famous investors, like Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and Howard Marks. Leverage the lessons we learned from studying, and talking to, the world's best investors, and apply them in your own investing journey, while following along with our company case studies. For more insights on how to value companies and build a stock portfolio, you can also sign up for our free weekly newsletter. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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TIP854: GE Aerospace: Chris Hohn’s Biggest Bet w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley

22 Oct 2026
1h 12m
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GE Aerospace operates as a high-quality, mission-critical player in the aviation industry, benefiting from a massive installed base of engines and significant regulatory moats. The business model centers on the aftermarket, where service contracts and spare parts generate the vast majority of profits, often yielding re...

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RWH074: True Wealth w/ Matt Ludmer

18 Oct 2026
2h 33m
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True wealth extends far beyond financial accumulation, requiring a balanced integration of four essential dimensions: work and wealth abundance, mind-body awareness, heartfelt community connection, and whole-systems learning. Matt Ludmer, a veteran wealth manager and author of The Right Mountain, argues that convention...

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TIP853: Aritzia (ATZ.TO): The Women's Apparel Brand Conquering the US, plus Nike, Lulu, and More w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley

15 Oct 2026
1h 23m
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Aritzia operates as a vertically integrated "everyday luxury" design house, maintaining strong brand equity and high store-level economics with revenue per square foot reaching $1,000. Despite a competitive retail landscape, the company has successfully scaled through a disciplined U.S. expansion, leveraging its abilit...

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RWH073: Unstoppable w/ Sir Michael Moritz

11 Oct 2026
1h 28m
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Sir Michael Moritz, a legendary venture capitalist and former leader of Sequoia Capital, examines the formative experiences that shaped his professional success and investment philosophy. Born to refugee parents in Wales, he traces his drive and tenacity back to a childhood defined by an outsider's perspective and a re...

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TIP852: Hermès and LVMH Stock: Time to Buy Luxury? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley

08 Oct 2026
1h 15m
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Luxury brands LVMH and Hermès face significant headwinds as the global luxury market experiences a cyclical downturn. A primary driver of this decline is the cooling demand from "aspirational buyers"—consumers who rely on monthly paychecks and are sensitive to economic fluctuations—compounded by a severe real estate cr...

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TIP851: HEICO Vs. TransDigm: Whose Aerospace Monopoly Is Better? w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley

04 Oct 2026
1h 17m
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HEICO and TransDigm represent two distinct approaches to dominating the aerospace components aftermarket. Both companies leverage high regulatory barriers and long-lived aircraft lifecycles to secure recurring revenue, yet their operational strategies diverge significantly. TransDigm utilizes a sole-source model, exerc...

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TIP850: Walmart (WMT): From Discount Retailer to eCommerce Powerhouse w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley

01 Oct 2026
1h 16m
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Walmart operates as a dominant retail institution, leveraging massive economies of scale to maintain "everyday low prices" and negative working capital, which effectively forces suppliers to finance inventory. While the business has successfully diversified into eCommerce, advertising, and membership services to sustai...

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TIP849: Average Returns Can Still Make You Wealthy w/ David Fagan

27 Sep 2026
1h 11m
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Total Wealth Performance encompasses the entire lifecycle of wealth creation, extending beyond simple investment returns to include front-end savings behavior, tax efficiency, and structural friction. Building meaningful net worth requires consistent market participation rather than attempting to time entries, as idle ...

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TIP848: Meta (META): What the Market Misses? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley

24 Sep 2026
1h 26m
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Meta’s massive capital expenditure, projected to reach $200 billion annually, signals a strategic pivot toward AI-driven infrastructure and enterprise services. While the company’s core advertising engine remains highly profitable, management is aggressively pursuing a platform-based future through AI agents, AR glasse...

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RWH072: The Making of A Money Master w/ Rob Vinall

20 Sep 2026
1h 48m
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Rob Vinall, founder of RV Capital, details his evolution from a mechanical value investor to a manager who prioritizes identifying exceptional leaders who treat their businesses as life's work. Successful investing requires deep intellectual honesty and the courage to bet on high-conviction, concentrated positions, eve...

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TIP847: Alphabet (GOOGL): The Megacap That Still Might Be Underrated w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O’Malley

17 Sep 2026
1h 19m
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Alphabet has evolved from a software-centric business into a capital-intensive enterprise, driven by massive investments in AI infrastructure and data centers. While initial fears suggested that generative AI would undermine Google’s search monopoly, the company has successfully integrated AI tools to bolster user enga...

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TIP846: Stock Picker: How to Live Off Your Portfolio w/ Ian Cassel

13 Sep 2026
1h 15m
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Microcap investing requires a disciplined, high-turnover strategy to navigate the inherent concentration risks of small businesses. Unlike large-cap "buy and hold" approaches, successful microcap management often involves selling winners within 36 months to capitalize on short-lived growth cycles. Maintaining a competi...

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TIP845: Copart Stock (CPRT): Is Copart Now a Buy? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley

10 Sep 2026
1h 9m
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Copart operates as a global marketplace for total-loss vehicles, connecting insurance companies with a fragmented buyer base of dismantlers, dealers, and exporters. The company’s competitive advantage rests on its extensive network of owned salvage yards, which creates a significant barrier to entry, and a digital-firs...

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TIP844: Uber (UBER): The Autonomy Referendum — Is Mr. Market Completely Wrong? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

06 Sep 2026
1h 6m
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Uber’s investment thesis centers on its evolution into a highly profitable, capital-light platform that aggregates demand across global mobility and delivery markets. Despite market concerns regarding the threat of autonomous vehicles (AVs) like Waymo, Uber maintains a competitive advantage through its massive, flexibl...

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TIP843: AppLovin (APP): The 30-Bagger Down More Than Half w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley

03 Sep 2026
1h 30m
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AppLovin operates as a two-sided marketplace in the mobile advertising sector, connecting publishers with advertisers through its Max mediation platform and Axon ad manager. The business generates high profitability through an asset-light model, boasting EBITDA margins exceeding 79% and exceptional returns on invested ...

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TIP842: Comfort Systems USA (FIX): The Five-Bagger We Passed On w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley

30 Aug 2026
1h 19m
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Comfort Systems USA, a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractor, has experienced a fivefold increase in share price since being passed over in a previous pitch, largely driven by the unprecedented surge in data center and AI infrastructure spending. The company’s business model, characterized by disciplined seri...

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TIP841: Palantir – Palantir is Cheaper than I Thought! w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

27 Aug 2026
1h 14m
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Palantir operates as a software layer that creates a "digital twin" of large organizations by integrating fragmented data into an "ontology," allowing for real-time operational coordination. While historically hindered by complex, long-term onboarding processes, the company’s growth has surged following the introductio...

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TIP840: CATL: Powering EVs, Power Grids, and AI w/ Stig Brodersen, Manish Karira & Ralph Summerford

23 Aug 2026
1h 19m
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CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, serves as the backbone of the global EV market with a 40% share, yet its future hinges on expanding into energy infrastructure for AI data centers. While the bull case emphasizes the company’s massive R&D budget, vertical integration, and the high-margin LRS licensing mod...

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TIP839: Domino's Pizza (DPZ): Is the Royalty Engine Still Running? w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O’Malley

20 Aug 2026
1h 15m
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Domino’s Pizza operates as a capital-light franchise model, collecting royalties from over 22,000 locations while maintaining a vertically integrated supply chain to ensure product consistency. Despite historical success in compounding intrinsic value, the company faces significant headwinds, including slowing revenue ...

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TIP838: Google, Reddit, Amazon – Are Our Biggest Winners Still a Buy? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

16 Aug 2026
1h 27m
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Successful long-term investing relies on identifying high-quality businesses that can surprise the market to the upside, even when faced with significant macro headwinds or narrative shifts. Alphabet and Amazon demonstrate how dominant companies leverage AI and massive cloud infrastructure to maintain growth, despite t...

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