Enduring Investing and Life Lessons with Guy Spier
Excess ReturnsApril 06, 202301:32:33

Enduring Investing and Life Lessons with Guy Spier

In this episode, we speak with Guy Spier. Guy has built a very successful long-term track record as a value investor, but the lessons we can learn from him go far beyond investing and apply to so many aspects of life. We discuss Guy’s unique approach to investing, what he has learned from Buffett, the importance of learning in public and a lot more.

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04:16 - dealing with negative book reviews
06:18 - Guy's transition from investment banker to value investor
13:35 - the importance of making mistakes early
14:43 - following the principles of Buffett's original partnership
17:45 - the benefits of acknowledging mistakes and coming clean
18:45 - having the courage to suck
25:43 - Tim Ferriss' fear setting exercise
29:01 - how Tobias Carlisle inspired us to start our podcast
33:34 - how Guy avoids focusing on career risk and tracking error
39:48 - defining value investing
45:09 - differentiating good growth companies from bad
48:36 - reflections on missing Apple
49:37 - discarding your best ideas
51:25 - ergodicity
57:32 - embracing FOMO
01:00:48 - a $650,000 lunch with Warren Buffett
01:05:06 - Guy's biggest lessons from Mohnish Pabrai
01:06:26 - avoiding putting people under obligation
01:12:02 - attending the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting
01:14:03 - changes to Warren Buffett's approach over time
01:20:34 - why Buffett never bought JP Morgan
01:22:32 - the importance of big winners
01:28:53 - the one lesson Guy would teach the average investor

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