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RWH042: Survive & Thrive w/ Guy Spier: Part 1
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In this episode, William Green chats with renowned hedge fund manager Guy Spier, who has run the Aquamarine Fund since 1997. This conversation has been split into two episodes. Here, in Part 1, Guy discusses the art of compounding wealth over decades, drawing on lessons he’s learned from Warren Buffett, downhill ski racers, & his own mistakes. This is an unusually candid conversation between William & Guy—old friends who collaborated on Guy’s classic book, “The Education of a Value Investor.”
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
04:07 - Why it’s so intense for Guy Spier & William Green to collaborate
10:19 - How telling the truth changed Guy’s life
17:53 - Why the Global Financial Crisis terrified him
24:52 - Why it’s hard to invest rationally in the real world of chaos & confusion
29:25 - How Guy deals with his emotions when making investment decisions
35:03 - Why his default position is to hold his stocks indefinitely & resist meddling
38:48 - Why he didn’t sell his stake in Alibaba
42:01 - Why he’s pleased with & disappointed by his investment returns
46:32 - Why his mission is long-term compounding without catastrophe
55:06 - What Guy learned from investing in a company that went bankrupt
57:57 - What the fastest skiers can teach us about success & survival
1:00:02 - How excessive risk destroyed a fund manager he once knew
1:04:13 - What we can learn from Warren Buffett about financial resilience
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Related Episode: William Green’s 2023 interview with Guy Spier | YouTube Video.
- Related Episode: William Green’s 2022 interview with Guy Spier | YouTube Video.
- Guy Spier’s book, “The Education of a Value Investor" – read reviews of the book.
- Subscribe to Guy Spier’s free newsletter.
- Guy Spier’s podcast and website.
- Guy Spier interviews William Green about his book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier”.
- Read Gandhi: An Autobiography – The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
- Luca Dellanna's book, "Ergodicity".
- David Hawkins' book, “Power vs Force”.
- William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book.
- Follow William Green on X (AKA Twitter).
- Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
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- Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
- Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
- Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
- Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
- Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
- Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
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Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
- River
- Toyota
- Wise
- NetSuite
- Fidelity
- TurboTax
- NDTCO
- Linkedin Marketing Solutions
- Fundrise
- Vacasa
- NerdWallet
- Babbel
- Shopify
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Manage episode 406822583 series 1394353
In this episode, William Green chats with renowned hedge fund manager Guy Spier, who has run the Aquamarine Fund since 1997. This conversation has been split into two episodes. Here, in Part 1, Guy discusses the art of compounding wealth over decades, drawing on lessons he’s learned from Warren Buffett, downhill ski racers, & his own mistakes. This is an unusually candid conversation between William & Guy—old friends who collaborated on Guy’s classic book, “The Education of a Value Investor.”
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
04:07 - Why it’s so intense for Guy Spier & William Green to collaborate
10:19 - How telling the truth changed Guy’s life
17:53 - Why the Global Financial Crisis terrified him
24:52 - Why it’s hard to invest rationally in the real world of chaos & confusion
29:25 - How Guy deals with his emotions when making investment decisions
35:03 - Why his default position is to hold his stocks indefinitely & resist meddling
38:48 - Why he didn’t sell his stake in Alibaba
42:01 - Why he’s pleased with & disappointed by his investment returns
46:32 - Why his mission is long-term compounding without catastrophe
55:06 - What Guy learned from investing in a company that went bankrupt
57:57 - What the fastest skiers can teach us about success & survival
1:00:02 - How excessive risk destroyed a fund manager he once knew
1:04:13 - What we can learn from Warren Buffett about financial resilience
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Related Episode: William Green’s 2023 interview with Guy Spier | YouTube Video.
- Related Episode: William Green’s 2022 interview with Guy Spier | YouTube Video.
- Guy Spier’s book, “The Education of a Value Investor" – read reviews of the book.
- Subscribe to Guy Spier’s free newsletter.
- Guy Spier’s podcast and website.
- Guy Spier interviews William Green about his book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier”.
- Read Gandhi: An Autobiography – The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
- Luca Dellanna's book, "Ergodicity".
- David Hawkins' book, “Power vs Force”.
- William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book.
- Follow William Green on X (AKA Twitter).
- Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
- Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
- Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
- Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
- Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
- Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
- Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
- River
- Toyota
- Wise
- NetSuite
- Fidelity
- TurboTax
- NDTCO
- Linkedin Marketing Solutions
- Fundrise
- Vacasa
- NerdWallet
- Babbel
- Shopify
HELP US OUT!
Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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