InvestED: The Rule #1 Investing Podcast

Warren Buffett says he's successful because he knows what he doesn’t know. But what does that really mean? Find out how your upbringing has influenced your investing habits, and how to pass on a “success-minded” influence to others. Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we dive straight into a Margin of Safety analysis to evaluate a company’s future with simple financial calculations. For show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, we show how you can value a company with only basic financial understanding, and how to find payback time of a business. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask most financial advisors or hedge fund managers, almost all of them will say you should separate your personal values from your investing decisions. In this week’s episode, we discuss why you SHOULD invest based on your values, how to use key metrics in order to value Chipotle, and why McDonald’s has the best Coca-Cola. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you understand the company you want to invest in, and it has meaning to you, the stock market becomes much less risky. This week we create a “story” for Chipotle Mexican Grill and show you the way to go about analyzing any company. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before buying a company, Rule #1 Investors do a ton of research to ensure the company they are buying meets Charlie Munger’s 4 key principles: meaning, moat, management, and margin of safety. In this week’s episode, we discuss the difference between investing and speculating, and why the term “risky investing” is an oxymoron. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of analyzing a business to ensure you’re getting a great deal, the similarities between buying real estate and buying stocks, and the role emotions play in all buying decisions. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we discuss why you’ll probably never be taught how to invest in college, how market crashes occur, and if Chipotle’s recent E. coli outbreak constitutes an event that may make it a stock worth buying. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss how the DOW drop affects you as a Rule #1 Investor, the new Hollywood hit “The Big Short,” and why you probably shouldn’t watch CNBC. -Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We explore the different ways you can invest in commodities, whether or not they keep up with inflation, and in what scenarios they could be a worthwhile investment despite their inherent risk. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The only knowledge most people have of commodities as an investment is limited to what Hollywood taught us in the 1983 comedy, Trading Places. This week we delve further into commodities and discuss what sets them apart from other types of investments. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss the history of money, how we converted to paper currency, and whether or not it’s a wise decision to invest in gold today. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss the emotional aspect of investing, how to grow when others are fearful, and the various types of bonds. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if there was a way to invest in real estate without the hassle of having to manage the property yourself? As part of our ongoing discussion about alternative paths of investing, this week we discuss Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT). - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss if it’s possible to make real estate a beneficial component of your all-weather financial portfolio. We talk about a couple of books we've been reading, how Warren Buffett bought a farm and if Phil should bring back the snap brim hat. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we discuss whether it’s possible to yield high rates of return when you invest in real estate and what "a good rate of return" actually is. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the alternative ways of investing if you’re terrified of the stock market and whether or not annuities can be a beneficial addition to your financial portfolio. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Albert Einstein is famously quoted as saying, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it earns it. He who doesn't pays it.” In this episode, we discuss the power of compounding interest rates and what the looming threat of inflation means for you and your retirement. - Show notes and more info visit: www.investedpodcast.com -Get 6 Principles Video Series visit: www.investedpodcast.com/rulers - Live Transformational Investing Workshop visit: www.investedpodcast.com/workshop - For questions to be answered on the show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By 2030, nearly all baby boomers will have passed retirement age, but how many of them are actually prepared to retire comfortably? We discuss the most common ways people save their money for retirement, how different generations have different views of saving, and how much you’ll need to save to retire in the future. Our conversation gets a little heated when we get into the details of how much it actually takes to retire and that inflation is taking money from you. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After episode 26 we had promised to talk about dividends in more detail. We discuss what dividends are, how they’re paid out to owners, some Econ-101, can a company be recession proof, and if you should hold off on buying stocks right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were supposed to talk about dividends this week, but decided to talk about the concept of dharma and finding purpose in the things that we enjoy doing. We also discuss the difference between making a promise to yourself and setting goals. Investing starts with making a promise to yourself to do it. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How cool would it be to have a stock portfolio that pays more every year through dividends? Learn one of the few ways to take your money off of the table by buying companies that produce dividends. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil gives some real life examples of companies that have gone through some sort of event in the past that put it on sale. He also talks about one company that may be in one of these "events" right now. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and Danielle discuss how to find the sticker price of a stock. Phil also gives a great list of books you should read. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insist on buying stocks on sale. Phil and Danielle discuss what it means for wonderful companies to be in an event and finding margin of safety. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does Buffett tend to avoid tech companies? What's a "Risky Biz Portfolio?" Phil and Danielle discuss debt, return on equity, and return on invested capital. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you tell if the CEO of a company is doing a good job by looking at numbers on a statement? Yes, you can. In these next podcasts Phil and Danielle spend some time discussing what these numbers are and what they mean. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and Danielle discuss the remaining growth rates, explain what "InvestED" means to them, and how to find consistent 10% growth. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and Danielle discuss the importance of growth rates to judge the quality of a business. Plus, Phil makes a big announcement about the Rule #1 Toolbox. For more information go to investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and Danielle discuss locating the moat of a company in a 10-K report and recap the 5 different kinds of competitive advantages. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and Danielle read through a 10-K report step by step so you can see exactly what it takes to understand a business. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interested in a company, Danielle and Phil take a look at Justin's Nut Butter, the industry and how to dig your canyon. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You have different options when it comes to investing. Phil discusses the realities of mutual funds, hedge funds and indexes. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this podcast, Phil and Danielle discuss the tools you’ll use for your first trade and types of investment brokerage account options for the new and seasoned investor alike. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and Danielle discuss Mohnish Pabrai's book "The Dhandho Investor" and how a person can invest even if they don't have a lot of money to start with. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil outlines, "The Scientific Method for Investing." For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The joys of investing. What do you love? What do you want to know more about? Ways to make investing fun. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mohnish Pabrai has a 26 on his license plate. Buffett should have it, Munger should have it and you should have it too. Find out what it means in this episode. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 2 of this margin of safety series, Phil goes into the math of buying a business on sale. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 1 of this 2 part series, Phil and Danielle discuss margin of safety, how to find a company that is on sale and how to value that business. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil dispels different stock market theories and discusses why it is possible to beat the market, even though financial advisors will tell you that you can't, because thousands of people have been doing it for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The price of a stock doesn't mean that it equals value. Is diversification a myth? What is margin of safety? For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is investing in a business with a great CEO so important? Let Phil Town explain it for you! For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every investor dreams of finding that “perfect” company. The one with true staying power, smart leadership, and a real edge. But spotting a business that’s built to last takes more than just reading numbers. The real secret lies in understanding two Rule #1 essentials: economic moats and Return on Equity (ROE). These are the same principles that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have relied on for decades. In this episode of the InvestED Podcast, Phil Town and Danielle Town break down what moats and ROE really mean for investors. Phil draws on years of hands-on experience to explain what makes a business stand the test of time. He shows how ROE helps measure a company’s strength and why keeping your investing simple is often the smartest move. Danielle brings the perspective of a learner, asking the questions every beginner wonders about. Together, they make these powerful ideas easy to understand and apply. Moats and ROE are not just numbers on a page. These are signals of whether a company has lasting strength. They reveal if a business is led by people who know how to grow real value. Understanding these signals can help you invest with more confidence. Tune in to learn how to put these Rule #1 tools to work and sharpen your investing strategy. Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode: Discover how Warren Buffett’s idea of an “economic moat” can help you find businesses with real advantages. Learn why ROE is the top number for new investors and how to use it to make smart choices. Get practical tips on building investing habits and simplifying decisions, so you can invest with more confidence. Resources Rule #1s "InvestED" Podcast and Website - Website | Apple Podcast | YouTube Visit Rule #1 for more investing resources: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | X (Twitter) | Instagram Danielle Town: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | X (Twitter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What truly sets great businesses apart from the crowd? Legendary investors like Warren Buffett know the answer: a company’s competitive moat. This concept might seem straightforward, but there’s more to it than just having a unique competitive advantage. However, recognizing which real-world businesses have that lasting advantage takes insight and discipline. So, what actually creates moats in business? How can you spot one and truly practice mindful investing? In this episode of the InvestED Podcast, Phil and Danielle Town explain how to spot a durable competitive advantage, or what Buffett calls a “moat.” They walk through the five key types of business moats, sharing what makes each one powerful and unique. Drawing on Buffett’s time-tested investing principles, Phil and Danielle reveal why some brands endure. They also show how legal protections safeguard profits and how switching costs help keep customers loyal. With Phil’s practical wisdom and Danielle’s legal expertise, they make these concepts simple and actionable. Knowing how to find companies with a true competitive moat is a cornerstone of Rule #1 investing. These are the businesses built to weather market storms and deliver steady, long-term value. Tune in to learn how to spot these rare companies—and start building a more resilient investment portfolio. Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode: Discover the competitive moats that set great businesses apart from their peers. See how to align your investments with your values. Get actionable insights from Charlie Munger’s timeless investing wisdom and learn how to put them to work in your portfolio. Resources: Rule #1s "InvestED" Podcast and Website: Website | Apple Podcast | YouTube Visit Rule #1 for more investing resources: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | X (Twitter) | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Free resources to help you invest in a business that you understand and love. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding the right investment opportunities today can feel overwhelming. With endless choices, shifting trends, and noisy headlines, even the most confident investors can find themselves hesitating. The pressure to keep up with what’s popular often overshadows what really matters. Yet, beneath all the market noise, there’s a steady current. These are proven principles that have guided the world’s most successful investors for generations. In this episode of the InvestED Podcast, Phil Town and Danielle Town revisit the timeless framework that Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett used to make investing decisions that stand the test of time. They explore the four key principles at the heart of this approach: understanding the business, identifying its durable competitive advantage, evaluating management integrity, and insisting on a margin of safety. Phil and Danielle make these concepts accessible for anyone looking to build lasting investing confidence. Investing is a lifelong practice, not a one-time decision. Tune in to discover how these foundational principles can help you cut through the noise. Learn how to make smarter choices and build a disciplined investing approach that truly fits you. Resources Rule #1 "InvestED" Podcast and Website: Website | Apple Podcast | YouTube Visit Rule #1 for more investing resources: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | X (Twitter) | Instagram Danielle Town: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | X (Twitter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Invested! Phil Town and Danielle Town introduce themselves. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices