In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the challenges some companies have experienced managing their inventory levels in light of COVID-related demand swings. In particular, the hosts reflect on a Wall Street Journal article about Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG). They also touch on the challenges faced by Peloton (Nasdaq: PTON).

In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss the cyclicality of Malthusianism, and related investment implications.

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the futility of recession forecasting in order to inform investment and portfolio management decisions.

In this special episode we are joined by Vitaliy Katsenelon, CIO of Denver-based value investing firm IMA and author of Soul In the Game. In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss what inspired Vitaliy to write the book, the Stoic’s ”operating system for life,” painful experiences in investing, and how to think and debate like a scientist.

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss (1) how the likelihood of financial distress has evolved since the financial crisis of 2008, and (2) the mental exhaustion and fatigue many investors feel as a result of the experience of the past few years.

In this special episode, Mike ”@nongaap” Puangmalai, Resident Artist at WCM Investment Management, joins Phil and Elliot to share the origin story behind his insights into corporate governance, which led to the ”Dark Arts” series and an investment process built around analyzing corporate governance. Mike shares some of the secrets he learned from rigorous proxy analysis, his thoughts on the maturation cycle of recently public companies, and the one most valuable trick investors can deploy...

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the ”man overboard moment” Michael Mauboussin wrote about in a 2015 white paper entitled, ”Managing the Man Overboard Moment.” We also talk about the concept of ”sector rotation.”

In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss post-COVID growth curves of fast-growing businesses.

In this special episode, co-host Phil Ordway speaks with Mary Childs, author of The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All.

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss impressions and takeaways from the Q&A session with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2022.

In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss timely issues in corporate governance, including the pending sale of Twitter to Elon Musk and proposals at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.

In this special episode, Mario Cibelli, Jason Moser, Mike Puangmalai, and Elliot Turner discuss PayPal’s next chapter. Learn why the share price decline alters the trajectory of the company and is an opportunity to own growth cheaply.

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss pricing versus valuation, especially in the context of ”transition” companies, such as Netflix. We also talk about the implications of so-called safe equities trading at high multiples.

In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss the energy sector as a source of opportunities and challenges for intelligent investing.

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss intelligent investing in housing and homebuilders. We focus on the sector dynamics, without giving specific investment recommendations.

In this special episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic speak with Max Frumes, co-author of The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street.

In this special episode, TWIII co-host Phil Ordway welcomes Roger Lowenstein, author of the newly published book, Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War.

In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss (i) times when markets trade on headlines rather than value; and (ii) ”safe” assets amidst all the chaos in the world.

In this special episode, Mario Cibelli joins us to talk about the ”rapidly forming new reality for public small/mid growth companies,” the steps companies can take to adapt to this new normal, and how portfolio managers should think about diversification and turnover.

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss (i) executive compensation, and why the details should matter to long-term investors; and (ii) Covid winners and losers: were the winners really the losers, and vice versa?

In this special episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway and John Mihaljevic speak with Adam J. Schwartz, Chief Investment Officer of Black Bear Value Partners, about the challenge and opportunity of designing an investment business that is most congruent with the manager’s investment philosophy.

In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss (i) ”overstaying one’s welcome” as an investor, or how to think about selling vs. holding; and (ii) reading for purpose and the importance of journalism.

In this special episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway and Elliot Turner speak with award-winning investing columnist Spencer Jakab about his new book, The Revolution That Wasn’t: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors.

In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss (i) the inflation debate, and whether the word ”transitory” still has relevance; and (ii) investing in unprofitable companies.

In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss (i) investing and life lessons learned from the late Lou Simpson; and (ii) Buffett’s quote, “Charlie (Munger) and I would much rather earn a lumpy 15 percent over time than a smooth 12 percent.”