Have Elon Musk’s Dogecoin tweets lost their magic touch? Over the weekend, Elon Musk again tweeted his support for Dogecoin, but his statements failed to move the price of the cryptocurrency as much as they did in 2021. What does this say about the state of the crypto economy amidst the ongoing crash? I share my thoughts. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

My research into emerging market ETFs has led me to conclude that they’re a ripoff for retail investors. I share three reasons to avoid them based on investing lessons I’ve learned from Jack Bogle and Warren Buffett. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

In his 2011 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett described the three different types of assets—and warned against investing in assets like Bitcoin, whose value has plunged 27% this week alone. I share the lessons from this letter that help provide clarity to this week's cryptocurrency crash. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

Invesco’s popular $QQQ ETF charges an expense ratio of 0.20%. Why is it so expensive? I read the fine print of QQQ’s prospectus and discover the potentially disturbing truth about how QQQ investors’ money is spent. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend. 

Feeling anxious about your investments as fears of a recession loom? Tune out the noise with these words of investing wisdom from Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and Jack Bogle. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

I discuss the importance of minimizing the costs of investing; a mathematically-proven way to improve your investment returns. The episode features sections from “The Little Book of Common Sense Investing” by Jack Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group and pioneer of the low-cost index fund. 

According to the Wall Street Journal, “investors and their frayed nerves were tested further Friday" as the S&P 500 briefly dipped into bear market terrain, or 20% below its most recent high. In response to this news, I share the wisdom that helps me stay rational as an investor during these uncertain times in the stock market.

Is it inefficient to wait for good companies (or stocks) to go on sale? I share my response to this question from a fellow CMQ Investor. The wisdom is relevant to today’s stock market and will endure in the future no matter the market conditions. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

During the 2008 financial crisis, Charlie Munger made millions on behalf of the Daily Journal corporation by investing their cash in beaten-down stocks. I share the lessons from a 2013 Wall Street Journal article about how Charlie was able to profit while other investors panicked. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

Want to learn how to pick stocks like Warren Buffett? In Episode #90 of the CMQ Investing podcast, we go back in time to 1996, a year when Warren Buffett unveiled the wisdom of his stock-picking strategy. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

In Episode #89 of the CMQ Investing Podcast, I share my hot take on the overlooked reason why Elon Musk bought Twitter: It ensures that Tesla’s ($TSLA) marketing and advertising remain essentially free for the foreseeable future. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

Shares in Netflix ($NFLX) plunged 35% on Wednesday, after the company announced they lost 200,000 subscribers in Q1 2022. In Episode #88 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I share the enduring investing lessons from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger that this news can help us remember and retain. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

In Episode #87 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I share an important, behind-the-scenes update with you about the state of CMQ Investing: Where we are, how we got here, and where we’re headed in the future.    Subscribe to the CMQ Investing YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/CMQInvesting

Nick Maggiulli, creator of OfDollarsAndData.com and Chief Operating Officer for Ritholtz Wealth Management, is the author of the new book “Just Keep Buying: Proven ways to save money and build your wealth.” Maggiulli joins Franco to discuss a range of topics—including why dollar cost averaging always beats market timing, Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter ($TWTR), the data on individual stock picking, our favorite Charlie Munger quotes, why you might be saving too much, the best books to read, and...

Brian Feroldi has the #1 investing book on Amazon this week (Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?). Feroldi joins Franco to discuss a range of topics—including investing psychology, reasons to sell your stocks, Netflix ($NFLX), Alibaba ($BABA), Paypal ($PYPL), Zoom ($ZM), Peloton ($PTON), investing mistakes to avoid, and much more.

According to some investors on social media, collecting passive income from dividend stocks is one of the best ways to make money in the stock market. But dividend stocks have downsides that are rarely ever talked about. In Episode #84 of the CMQ Investing podcast, you’ll learn why many great businesses (including Berkshire Hathaway) don’t pay dividends—and why, according to legendary investor Phil Fisher, stocks that don’t pay dividends are often superior for long-term investors.

In Episode #83 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I come clean about the mistakes I’ve made in the past that have caused me to lose money in the stock market. I share the lessons I learned from making those mistakes, and give some examples of how I continue to apply those lessons today. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

In Episode #82 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I summarize and explain Charlie Munger’s unique approach to investing in the stock market. You’ll learn how to identify great investing opportunities, what to do when you find them, and how to use “worldly wisdom” to compound your money like one of the greatest investors of all time. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

According to Charlie Munger, “the game of investing is one of making better predictions about the future than other people.” In Episode #81 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I share the framework I use to make predictions about the future earnings of a business, and explain why I avoid investing in businesses whose futures are difficult to predict. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

In Episode #80 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I share one of the most valuable lessons I've learned from Warren Buffett about risk, and talk about how this lesson is helping me cope with the short-term damage my Alibaba (BABA) stock is doing to my portfolio. The lesson comes from Robert Hagstrom's book The Warren Buffett Portfolio, which Charlie Munger himself recommended at the 1999 Berkshire Hathaway meeting. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

My shares of Alibaba (BABA) dropped below $100 today as investors are panic selling. I was tempted to sell, but thankfully I was reminded of a timeless investing lesson from legendary investor Phil Fisher. 

In Episode #78 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I share my thoughts on today’s investing news—including inflation’s 40-year record high of 7.9%, stock market volatility, Amazon’s 20:1 stock split, Limewire’s crypto comeback, President Biden’s new executive order on cryptocurrency, and much more. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

In Episode #77 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I respond to our first negative review on Apple Podcasts. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.

In Episode #76 of the CMQ Investing Podcast, I review and share my thoughts on today's investing news—including the record surge in U.S. gas prices, Berskhire's $5 billion bet on Occidental Petroleum (OXY), major equity losses in U.S. pension funds, Shake Shack's Bitcoin loyalty rewards, crypto's new ally in the U.S. Senate, and much more. If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe and share. 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent stocks tumbling, and investors across the globe are wondering how to protect their portfolio during this major world event. In Episode #75 of the CMQ Investing podcast, I share my thoughts on what it means to be a rational investor during these uncertain times. Would Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger change their investing strategies because of a major war? Listen to find out. If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast and share it with a friend.