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The Old-Fashioned Way

August 28, 2024 | Warren Buffett, who turns 94 on Friday, got an early birthday present this year. His Berkshire Hathaway topped the $1 trillion market cap threshold for the first time.

Simple, Not Easy

August 26, 2024 | In Niccol’s six years at Chipotle, the stock rose 773% as revenue and profits soared thanks to savvy marketing and keeping it simple.

Patience Pays

August 25, 2024 | We're chatting with Edwin Lugo, a member of our Mastermind Community and a professional investor with over 20 years of experience in managing international equities for various clients.

The Time Has Come

August 23, 2024 | “The time has come for policy to adjust,” Powell said during the Fed’s annual retreat this week in Jackson Hole.

Harness the Power

August 21, 2024 | We might not be far from a day when virtually everyone has an AI assistant at work. Need a tedious or monotonous series of tasks done by noon? No problem. Already, AI is helping people with something else: starting businesses.

Prime Targets

August 19, 2024 | Meet Annette Manes, an 83-year-old widowed social worker tricked by con artists impersonating JPMorgan Chase's fraud department and U.S. agents into handing over about $1.4 million of her savings.

Job Therapy

August 18, 2024 | Michael finds himself zoning out during team meetings, daydreaming about other careers and workplaces. Is it time for a change? Or is this just a normal phase of career ambivalence? Today, we're chatting with Tessa West, a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication, about her new book.

Bargain Hunting

August 16, 2024 | Walmart is on a tear. The retail giant’s sales are climbing, pushing its stock to fresh highs this week after a 38% rally this year, compared to the S&P 500’s ~17% gain.

Burritos to Lattes

August 14, 2024 | From burritos to lattes — from one iconic American brand to another. That’s the path for star leader Brian Niccol, the Chipotle CEO, who is taking the helm of Starbucks next month.

Airbnb: The Future of Hospitality

March 9, 2025 | I’ve got a fun one for ya today, folks: Silicon Valley meets hospitality, the hotel industry’s worst nightmare — Airbnb 🏡

Blue Owl: The Next Blackstone?

March 2, 2025 | This week, I’m diving into one of the few SPACs from the 2020-era Lollapalooza in financial markets that has actually worked out: a fast-growing alternative asset manager humbly named Blue Owl that, perhaps, has its eyes set on being the next Blackstone?

VeriSign: The Internet’s Toll Road

February 23, 2025 | No, I don’t have a literal toll-road company to tell you about today; I actually have something much more powerful: a business that operates like the toll road I describe above, yet for the entire internet 👀

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