On today’s show, Robert Leonard talks with James Altucher. James is prolific writer, successful serial-entrepreneur, chess master, and venture capitalist. James has a very colorful history throughout many facets of the finance industry. He has successfully started and sold various companies. James currently actively invests in, or advises, over 30 companies in multiple industries. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 03:06 - The business environment of the early information technology...

In today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Nick Di Fabio who, prior to discovering Amazon KDP, had 30 jobs before the age of 30. He has since gone on to make over $1 million in Amazon KDP royalties, had a successful exit, and is now helping others clone his self-publishing strategies. You’ll learn how to get started in Kindle Direct Publishing , how to select profitable niches, how AI is changing the publishing landscape, how to 80/20 your marketing efforts and so...

On today’s show, Robert Leonard talks with Lewis Howes about mentorship, adversity, personal development, and how having the right mindset leads to success in life, business, and investing. Lewis is a former professional athlete, New York Times bestselling author, successful entrepreneur, and a popular podcast host. He has been featured on Ellen, Good Morning America, Time magazine, Forbes, Entrepreneur, ESPN, Inc., Men’s Health, and many more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 -...

Kyle Grieve chats with Compounding Quality about his quality investing philosophy, how quality businesses at fair evaluations can compound your money for decades, how quality investors can optimize portfolio management, which quantitative metrics to pay special attention to, what to consider when looking at a businesses reinvestment rate, a look at why he likes Dino Polska, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:09 - The qualitative and quantitative criteria of...

Patrick Donley and John Marsh dive into how John rebuilt his life and his community, how he worked his way out of over $1 million in debt, how he went on to renovate 300 properties and be part of starting 60 businesses, why he likes to focus on “irreplaceable real estate, and why he thinks historic small towns could be their own asset class in the future. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 02:26 - Why having hope in your future is having power in your present. 02:26 - How he was...

Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Grace Gudenkauf and Amelia McGee to discuss how they got started in their journey of real estate investing. You’ll learn about their individual portfolios and how they financed them, how they connected and co-founded Women Invest in Real Estate, what you’ll learn from their forthcoming book, The Self-Managing Landlord, the books that have influenced them the most, and so much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:46 - What...

In today’s episode, Patrick Donley chats with The FI Couple, Ali and Josh, about their journey to financial independence. Despite starting with significant debt and job struggles, they turned to real estate investing to change their lives. They paid off over $100,000 in debt, built a $1.3 million real estate portfolio, and left their 9-5 jobs. Now, they manage their rental properties and run The FI Couple platform, helping others achieve financial freedom. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL...

Robert Leonard and Raoul Pal discuss the macro environment, NFTs, crypto, and Bitcoin. Raoul Pal is a co-founder of Real Vision, has run a successful global macro hedge fund, co-managed Goldman Sachs’ hedge fund sales business in Equities and Equity Derivatives in Europe, and helped design the BBC TV program Million Dollar Traders, training participants in investment and risk management strategy. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - How did Raoul’s experience at BBC while...

Kyle Grieve chats with Brian Stofell about the crucial role of being transparent with your track record, how to score anti-fragility, managing risk in a portfolio where evaluation isn’t critical, the interplay of narrative and investor sentiment, how to utilize a reverse DCF to find the market's assumptions on growth, investment lessons from Nassim Nicholas Taleb, how to weight probabilities for analyzing the outcome of a stock, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 -...

In this today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Grant Dougherty, a Houston-based tax professional who specializes in real estate and small business tax strategies. You’ll hear about the lessons Grant learned playing college baseball, how he got his accounting practice started, what some of his favorite tax saving strategies are, what are some important financial moves real estate investors and small business owners should make, what the biggest mistakes he sees people...

David Morgan goes through the basics of investing in commodities. David is a widely recognized analyst in the precious metals industry and consults for hedge funds, high net worth investors, mining companies, depositories, and bullion dealers. He is also known as the publisher of The Morgan Report. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 03:37 - What are commodities, and how do you invest in them? 06:33 - How you can invest in commodities through ETFs. 16:59 - When is the "right time to...

Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Brent Beshore, CEO of Permanent Equity, a private equity firm with a long-term holding period of 30 years that invests in family-owned companies. You’ll hear about Brent’s conversion story and his journey from atheism to faith and how that has affected his life and career. You’ll also learn what it was like for him to become more public with his beliefs, the books he recommends to skeptics, what his advice is to people looking to acquire a...

In this today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Alan Corey, a self-described real estate maximalist, who has achieved financial independence through a long-term, straight forward real estate strategy. You’ll also learn about his life as a New York comic, how Alan practiced habits of the wealthy to build his portfolio, how he got his start as an author, what holds people back from getting started in real estate, the importance of finding your niche, and so much...

Matthew Piepenburg talks about the macro environment, current market trends, and risks and opportunities ahead. Matthew is the Co-Founder of SignalsMatter and Co-Author of the book, “Rigged to Fail”. He has over 20 years’ experience in investing, alternative assets, and finance, with expertise in managed futures, credit, and equity investing. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 06:53 - What is a Main Street investor? 06:53 - What are the risks and opportunities for Main Street...

Kyle Grieve chats with Chris Panagiotu about the power of owning a positive mentality, the investing planning strategies of the most successful people, why Chris puts his trust in other great investors to generate returns for himself, why we should pay special attention to the qualitative aspects of investing, how to engineer your own thinking space to improve how you analyze a business and think about important topics, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 11:58...

In this today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with our very own Shawn O’Malley and Matthew Gutierrez who are the main drivers of our financial newsletter, We Study Markets. You’ll learn what it’s been like creating and writing for We Study Markets, who their biggest influences have been, how they structure their own portfolios, what an average day is like for a newsletter writer, and what future plans they have to offer more value to our readers. Shawn O’Malley is the...

Robert Leonard talks to Jeremy Schneider all about personal finance, and his useful strategies for building wealth for the millennial generation. Jeremy is a successful entrepreneur and software developer, and the founder of Personal Finance Club, a resource that aims to aid investors in the most effective path to building wealth. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 12:57 - The three life-long habits to form in order to build wealth and stay wealthy. 22:03 - A six-step personal...

In this today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Neville Medhora to hear about his early adventures into online businesses and how that led to creating online courses including the Copywriting Course. You’ll also learn about his early experiences in day trading, how Warren Buffet changed his mind about investing, how to capture anyone’s attention with the AIDA Method, how he structures his own portfolio and so much more! Neville Medhora runs Copywriting Course where...

In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Value Stock Geek to chat about his journey into value investing, how he’s developed his unique investing philosophy, and who his biggest influences have been in the value community. They also talk about how VSG worked his way out of debt, how he got into the FIRE movement, what the “weird portfolio” is, and what he would tell a younger investor just getting started. Value Stock Geek is an anonymous blogger who has been...

Robert Leonard talks with Howard Marks to discuss the future of financing small businesses. Marks is the co-founder and CEO of StartEngine, a leading equity crowdfunding platform that allows people to invest in startups and raise capital through crowds. He started out as the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games now part of The Walt Disney Company. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 03:58 - Business challenges and lessons from Activision, Acclaim Games, and...

Kyle Grieve chats with Jeremy Kokemor about why Jeremy has utilized Buffett’s 0/6/25 model and why he thinks it’s so powerful, why value, growth and quality are all important for successful investing, why price isn’t the only way to get a margin of safety, why investors should look at reinvestment rates to help identify wonderful investments, why you should only invest in countries that have shareholder friendly regulations, how many investments per year concentrated investors need to be...

In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Steve Adcock to learn about how he quit his job at 35 after achieving financial independence to pursue a life of adventure. You’ll also learn about the primary habits of millionaires, what kind of investment strategy he recommends, how he handled a $200,000 drop in his portfolio during the pandemic, what his lifestyle is like now in “retirement”, and much more! Steve Adcock runs Millionaire Habits, a resource dedicated...

Robert Leonard talks with Stig Brodersen. Stig is Co-Founder and Co-Host of We Study Billionaires by The Investor’s Podcast Network, a best-selling author, and a former college professor. He has successfully grown We Study Billionaires to the #1 stock investing podcast in the world, while building a platform that is also a leading authority in stock investing. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - How to pick a brokerage company to invest with. 06:23 - What stocks, ETFs, mutual...

In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with serial entrepreneur Kriss Berg to talk about how turns the cash flows from his online businesses to purchase car washes and utilizes a tax-savings strategy called bonus depreciation to pay almost zero taxes. You’ll also hear about the many entrepreneurial adventures Kriss has had, the books that had a big impact on the trajectory of his career, what it was like living off-the-grid for 13 years, and much more! Kriss Berg...