Rule Breaker Investing

Gather around our campfire for some stories about long-term thinking, investing in people, and the biology of business. Also, monkeys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should you add a new stock to your portfolio or double down on one of your winners? Why are corporations always the evil villains in the movies? Should your experience as a customer influence your investing decisions? Plus, an optimistic view on the future of Twitter. All this and more as Fools jump in on the May mailbag episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today David looks at 4 potential buyout scenarios, and names 3 stocks in each that—for better or worse—look ripe for the picking. While it's fun to see stocks pop at the news of a buyout, in most cases we'd rather see our businesses continue as independent, pure-play investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kara Chambers and Lee Burbage are “Resources for Humans” here at The Motley Fool. Today David brings them back to the show to discuss some incredibly helpful tools, tips, and techniques you can use to make your workplace culture shine. Thanks to Audible for supporting this episode. Get a free 30 day trial at audible.com/fool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we present five stocks that are poised to win in the information economy – or as David puts it, the thinking economy. Tomorrow’s leading enterprises must be able to acquire knowledge, apply analytics, and use creativity every day to succeed, and these companies do that in spades! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to manage a Rule Breaker portfolio, why a company's performance matters more than its stock's, thoughts on company buy backs, and more. Plus, was Kris Jenkin's last-second shot to win the NCAA National Championship really clutch? Fools weigh-in on the April mailbag episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investing is about looking forward, not back, but we can always learn by examining our winners. Last year’s top 3 stocks in the S&P 500 were Netflix, Amazon, and Activision Blizzard. Today we explore what they have in common, and what they teach us about finding tomorrow’s winners. Also, we want to know your FANG score! Add it up on today’s RBI Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wrapping up this two-part series on investing through the lens of sports, David presents five examples of misguided thinking that are frequently repeated in sports and then draws a direct analogy between each of those and a similarly bad investing cliché. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March brought us the Madness of college basketball, and April, opening day for Major League Baseball. In this two-part series, David describes his love of sports and cross-overs between that and investing. You can become a better investor by outthinking sports-talk analysts with their clichés and threadbare thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As always, the last show of the month is mailbag time! Today David answers your questions about risk ratings, conscious capitalism, and when to sell stocks. Then we go Down Under to hear from an awesome Aussie Fool on international investing. Submit your own question for next month's mailbag on Twitter (@RBIPodcast) or by email ([email protected]). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investing books are all well and good, but life offers myriad sources of more inspiring material. Today David turns to gurus and geeks to find investing lessons that you probably won't learn in business school. This is the second entry in our recurring Great Quotes series which debuted last December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's week 3 of Risk Month here at the RBI Podcast, and today we wrap up with points #21 - #25 of our risk scoring system. With these final questions we turn up the Foolishness and break a few of our own rules! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March is Risk Month here at the RBI Podcast, and today we continue with points #11 - #20 of our quantitative investment risk scoring system. The competition, the stock, and the management get the spotlight this time, along with a little secret sauce involving The Motley Fool's premium services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As promised, March is Risk Month here at the RBI Podcast, and today David lays out the structure of his unique 25-point system for quantifying the risk levels of your investments. This is not just a nebulous “high, medium, low” rating; rather, this is a methodical scoring system that you can use yourself to assess the long-term safety of the companies you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last Wednesday of the month means it's mailbag time! David answers your questions about how to avoid watering weeds, why adding to winners is the key to investing success, what to do with big losers, and "potentially" much more. Submit your own question for next month's mailbag: Twitter: @RBIPodcast Email: [email protected] Share your opinion on your favorite stocks, and keep score on your predictions alongside David on Motley Fool CAPS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you spot Amazon in 1997? Or Starbucks in 1998? How do you know to double down on Netflix in 2004? Today David looks at how we can see the light of optimism through the pessimism of conventional wisdom - and profit by investing in tomorrow's success stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We don't believe in timing the market, but we do believe in taking advantage of a market drop to buy long-term positions in stellar companies. Today David highlights 5 under-the-radar, lower-risk companies with great prospects and discounted price tags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The words we choose when we talk about investing reveal a lot about our thoughts, biases, and motivations. This week, a little rant on diction, etymology, and cliché, along with some thoughts on how better to speak of our investing motives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the month-end mailbag episode! David Gardner answers questions about hating through inheritance, beating the efficient market, what Star Wars means to Disney, and more. Submit your own question for next month's mailbag on Twitter (@RBIPodcast). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not to be mistaken for Luke Skywalker's little green guru, YODA is a helpful mnemonic for some (though not all) of the key traits that David likes to find in managers of companies he’s considering for investment. Help you it will! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If your New Year’s Resolution for 2016 was to get into the stock market, you might be worried that you made the wrong move. Fear not! A little historical perspective and a long-term point of view will set you right. Get invested, stay invested, don’t start judging your investments until at least 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Rule Breaking investors, we often focus on things that others miss. David shares what he'll be focusing on in 2016, and invites you to share your focus with us at @RBIPodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maintaining our new end-of-month tradition, David Gardner answers listeners’ investing questions submitted on Twitter (@RBIPodcast). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We work hard for our money. Why would we forfeit the enjoyment and utility of using this capital now? As investors, we forgo the instant gratification of spending and take on the risk that we may even lose it all. Why? As David explains, it’s for all the right reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyberpunks, Dead Heads, Fools… not all of the best investing ideas come from business books. Today David shares some of the most inspiring quotes he’s collected over the years, often from the most unexpected of sources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frameworks – especially those that can be explained in a matrix – are common in investing, but what should rule-breaking investors think about them? David Gardner discusses the pros and cons of those ubiquitous style boxes, and shares a couple of his own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered how companies create a great company culture -- and how The Motley Fool has created and sustains an award-winning culture of its own? In this episode, David Gardner brings in members of The Fool's own People Team to share insights for investors and entrepreneurs alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mixing it up this holiday week, David Gardner answers listeners’ investing questions that were submitted on Twitter (@RBIPodcast). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all feel like the world's worst investor sometimes. David coaches on how to handle yourself - and your portfolio - when the market is down and your confidence in your investing abilities has been dragged down with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’ve heard about Netflix – but what about Middleby? David Gardner talks about MIDD and four other lesser-known – but compelling – companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Gardner shares three principles he uses when evaluating potential rule-breaking investments -- plus several principles from our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Gardner explains seven Foolish principles that investors can use to guide how they invest – and introduces a challenge for listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are five important qualities that all great businesses share. David Gardner unpacks these traits and how both investors and entrepreneurs can use them to improve their results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’ve probably heard of the Hype Cycle. But what is it, and how does it apply to long-term investing? David Gardner explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investing is as much about psychology and intellect as it is reading financial statements. David describes three kinds of thinking that investors can use to get an edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you invest in a world that is changing faster than ever before? David Gardner shares five insights into how rapid innovation impacts investing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a quick announcement that David will be hosting a live Q&A on Periscope on Tuesday at 12:30 ET. Download the Periscope app and tune in to our channel: @themotleyfool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A spiffy pop is a beautiful thing. David Gardner explains the roots of this very Foolish term – and why only long-term investors usually experience them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is content king? Is the Kindle an iPad killer? Binary thinking like this is easy to fall into, but it can hold you back as an investor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can’t predict the future of the stock market, but you can try to find businesses that have many possible futures. David Gardner shares four traits for finding companies with possible optionality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of market turmoil, renowned investor David Gardner looks past the near term to 5 stocks he favors as market-beaters over the long term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David offers 4 rules-of-thumb to help you keep your head in a volatile market. And a couple of bonus tips to help you win bets at the ballgame! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wrapping up this two-part series on losers, David explores the lessons we should -- and shouldn't -- learn from investing mistakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 1 of this two-part series, David shares his five biggest losers. (And next week, he’ll talk about what we can learn from them.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The greatest investing secret of all is simpler than you might think. David takes us back in time to a formative event in his investing career and shares this secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The top 5 performing stocks of the past 10 years are all Rule Breakers. David takes a deeper dive into these all-star Rule Breakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies with strong customer appeal that are, paradoxically, perceived to be "overvalued" by the financial media are often Rule Breakers in the making. David Gardner explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Buy low, sell high,' huh? Maybe not! Revealing two more key Rule Breaker traits, David takes down this classic piece of conventional wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go against the conventional wisdom – buy a stock directly, and buy it to hold. David explains the importance of these actions and how anyone can be a Rule-Breaking investor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top dogs with great management and more – David shares the six key traits that define Rule Breaker companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices