The Disciplined Investor

First Level Thinking and how we got into this mess. A few market thoughts while sipping on tea. Financial Literacy Month – getting ready. Guest, Steve Sanders, EVP at Interactive Brokers.  NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Steve Sanders is Executive Vice President of Marketing & Product Development at Interactive Brokers. In this capacity, he oversees all marketing and product development efforts at the company and introduces Interactive Brokers’ low commissions, advanced trading technology and breadth of product worldwide to advanced individual and institutional investors globally. Steve joined Interactive Brokers in 2001 to establish the company’s platform for financial advisors. Since that time, he has been responsible for many key initiatives including building a direct / digital marketing program, developing a new account structure and registration process for institutional investor clients and contributing to the deployment of the company’s Integrated Inves

Are you better looking than average? Four (4) big behavior errors and the formula for a happy life. Recency bias, the Backfire Effect and more fascinating insights. Thinking about your brain on finance... A great topic to discuss with our Guest – Dr. Daniel Crosby - Chief Behavioral Officer with Orion. NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Dr. Daniel Crosby, a behavioral finance expert and sought after thought leader on market psychology, is the Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion. His ideas have appeared in the Huffington Post, Think Advisor, and Risk Management, as well as columns for WealthManagement.com and Investment News. Daniel was named one of Investment News "40 Under 40" and a “financial blogger you should be reading” by AARP. Daniel's second book, "Personal Benchmark", co-authored with Charles Widger of Brinker Capital, was a New York Times bestseller that outlines a highly personalized approach to investing that aligns intention with action while fostering

Is it possible to invest like an IVY school endowment? Factor investing and a new 315 Exchange ETF! New investor advice – get your pencils sharpened ! Our guest, Meb Faber co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Mr. Faber is a co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. Faber is the manager of Cambria’s ETFs and separate accounts. Mr. Faber is the host of The Meb Faber Show podcast and has authored numerous white papers and leather-bound books. He is a frequent speaker and writer on investment strategies and has been featured in Barron’s, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. Mr. Faber graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Engineering Science and Biology. Meb spends most of his free time skiing, learning to surf, and traveling. And because he gets this question daily, Mebane is Southern (US), and rhymes with “web-in”.   Check th

Getting close to higher and higher highs... Economic reports holding strong! Oil on the move, VIX stable – what could go wrong? Guest: Vitaliy Katsenelson explains value investing and what he looks for in great stocks. His "Three Pillars" of quality are an important aspect of his research and what he looks for in companies that he plans to invest in for the long haul. NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Follow @andrewhorowitz Vitaliy Katsenelson, born  and raised in Murmansk, Russia (the home for Russia‘s northern navy fleet, think Tom Clancy‘s Red October). Immigrated to the US from Russia in 1991 with all his  family three brothers, father, and stepmother. His  professional career is easily described in one sentence: He invest, He educates, he writes, and he could not dream of doing anything else. He is Chief Investment Officer at Investment Management Associates, Inc (IMA), a value investment firm based in Denver, Colorado. After he received his  graduate and

Surprise Inflation numbers, yet markets shrug it off. Axing government spending - shuddering entire agencies. Trend following and the "dumb/smart" money. Commodities on the move - great time to bring on our guest - Carley Garner of DeCarley Trading NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Carley Garner is a futures and options broker with DeCarley Trading, a division of Zaner Financial Services in Las Vegas, Nevada. With nearly two decades of experience, her commodity market analysis is often referenced on Jim Cramer's Mad Money on CNBC, and she is a regular guest on Bloomberg Television's Options Insight segment with Abigail Doolittle. You might also see her on the Cow Guy Close hosted by Scott Shellady on RFD-TV and "Futures" aired on Schwab Network. Garner is a regular contributor to TheStreet.com and its Pro service and is also a regular on the speaking circuit. She can be found at TradersEXPOs and MoneyShows throughout the country. Garner is also an award-winning aut

The Tariff Kid - Tariff on Tariff off! US Manufacturing turns the corner. A quick check on earnings and some thoughts on the economy. And our guest - Danielle DiMartino Booth - the "Fed watcher" NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) As Founder & CEO of Quill Intelligence, Danielle DiMartino Booth set out to launch a #ResearchRevolution, redefining how markets intelligence is conceived and delivered. To build QI, she brought together a core team of investing veterans to analyze the trends and provide critical analysis on what is driving the markets – both in the United States and globally. A global thought leader on monetary policy, economics and finance, DiMartino Booth founded Quill Intelligence in 2018. She is the author of FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America (Portfolio, Feb 2017), has a column on Bloomberg View, is a business speaker, and a commentator frequently featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, Fox Business News, BNN

Markets get a gut punch on the wild AI ride. Big tech reporting – some interesting moves. Inflation – PCE inline. And our guest, Carson Block, Founder of Muddy Waters Research  NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Carson Block is the Chief Investment Officer of Muddy Waters Capital LLC, an activist investment firm.  Muddy Waters conducts extensive due diligence based investment research on companies around the globe. Mr. Block is also the founder of Zer0es TV (www.zer0es.tv), an online channel dedicated to short selling related video content. Bloomberg Markets Magazine named Mr. Block as one of the “50 Most Influential in Global Finance” in 2011.  The following year, Muddy Waters received the prestigious Boldness in Business Award from the Financial Times. In September 2015, Mr. Block was featured in the book, The Most Dangerous Trade: How Short Sellers Uncover Fraud, Keep Markets Honest, and Make and Lose Billions, by former Bloomberg writer Richard Teitelbaum. He i

Degenerate economy trends. The Executive orders are flying. Startups, private equity and venture capital. And our guest, Howard Lindzon, Founder of Social Leverage.  NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Howard Lindzon has over 20 years of experience in both public and private market investing. He previously founded and managed the hedge fund Lindzon Capital, and is currently the founder and General Partner of the early-stage venture capital firm Social Leverage as well as the CEO at Stocktwits, the leading social platform for traders and investors. Through Social Leverage, he and his partners have been seed investors in startups like Robinhood, Beehiiv, and Manscaped to name a few. Howard was the founder of Wallstrip (acquired by CBS). Throughout his career, Howard has strongly advocated for and helped drive the decentralization and democratization of investing. He resides in Phoenix, AZ and Coronado, California. Follow @howardlindzon Learn More at http://www.ibk

A CPI print driven rally Rebalancing Investment Portfolios and Risk Autonomous Driving's Impact on Society Guest - Ryan Zabrowski, CFP,MSF - Author of Time Ahead  NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Ryan Zabrowski, CFP, MSF Having read more than 1,000 books on investing – and authored his own 500-page book in 2024 – Ryan’s disciplined investment strategy has long been inspired by the lessons of Warren Buffett, his teacher Benjamin Graham, and Nobel Laureates from Chicago, Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Yale Universities. As a result, Ryan favors owning sustainable, high-quality businesses and arbitrage strategies designed to profit, regardless of economic or interest rate direction. Ryan’s career in finance began in 1994. Early on, he focused on financial analysis and financial statement analysis. Over the past 23 years, Ryan has worked in financial and investment management at Washington University Endowment, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch, before joining Krilogy in

Volatility sparking up No rate cuts until maybe June now Inauguration just days away – what is in store? Guest – Pat Camuso – crypto tax specialist  NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Patrick Camuso is a CPA and the Founder of Camuso CPA, an industry-leading firm working closely with cryptocurrency investors and web3 businesses that was among the first CPA firms to specialize in crypto taxes back in 2016. As a pioneer in the field, Camuso CPA was also the first firm to accept cryptocurrency as payment, setting a forward-thinking example in the accounting profession. Patrick is the host of The Financial Frontier podcast, where he explores the latest trends in crypto, tax, and finance. He also runs the Digital Asset Digest, a newsletter delivering insights on blockchain, digital assets, and tax compliance. Patrick is also the author of Navigating the NFT Sales Tax Maze, Wayfair 2.0 for Web 3.0, an essential resource for navigating sales tax in the digital asset space.

Ringing in the new year Looking back to look ahead It’s that time  - the Parade of Guests of 2024     Learn More at http://www.ibkr.com/funds Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy - https://thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/tdi-strategy/ eNVESTOLOGY Info - https://envestology.com/ Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (RDTI), (NVDA), (TOST), (QQQ)

Can anyone become a market wizard? Looking at the common thread to success. December not what is was cracked up to be... 2024 is coming to an end and we are looking towards 2025 Inspired by Market Wizards with our guest, the renowned Jack Schwager.  NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Mr. Schwager is a recognized industry expert in futures and hedge funds and the author of a number of widely acclaimed financial books. Mr. Schwager is one of the founders of Fund Seeder (FundSeeder.com), a platform designed to find undiscovered trading talent worldwide and connect unknown successful traders with sources of investment capital. Previously, Mr. Schwager was a partner in the Fortune Group (2001-2010), a London-based hedge fund advisory firm. His prior experience also includes 22 years as Director of Futures research for some of Wall Street‘s leading firms, most recently Prudential Securities. Mr. Schwager has written extensively on the futures industry and great traders

Ooops, he did it again... The Fed cuts rates – but rates rise The VIX skyrockets – what is that telling us? DJIA does something it hasn’t done since 1974 Our guest today – Brian Shannon – Technical analyst and founder of AlphaTrends.net  NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES Brian Shannon, full-time trader, educator and author of the highly regarded book Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes, is the founder of Alphatrends. With 20+ years of experience, he has turned beginners, losing traders, and even so called “experts” into profitable traders that are equipped to seal gains in the market regardless of it‘s turbulence. Learn how to trade stocks from one of the best in the industry. Brian is the #1 ranked expert on Twitter in the categories of investing and Trading With over 52,000+ followers. In addition, Brian has a following of over 62,000+ on StockTwits, and some of the most subscribed financial videos on YouTube. If you are looking for the best stock trading site, look no further, A

Outlook for options trading The landscape for trading worldwide amongst political and economic uncertainty globally The growth of prediction markets and demand for election contracts New budgeting tool Update on demand for overnight trading hours on IBKR’s platform from this week's guest, Steve Sanders    NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Steve Sanders is Executive Vice President of Marketing & Product Development at Interactive Brokers. In this capacity, he oversees all marketing and product development efforts at the company and introduces Interactive Brokers’ low commissions, advanced trading technology and breadth of product worldwide to advanced individual and institutional investors globally. Steve joined Interactive Brokers in 2001 to establish the company’s platform for financial advisors. Since that time, he has been responsible for many key initiatives including building a direct / digital marketing program, developing a new account structure and regi

Bitcoin BREAKS OUT! Markets seem a little frothy – but the trend still intact. Everyone is talking about the Santa Rally – will it happen again? Guest John Pugliano is our guest.  NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES Follow @andrewhorowitz   John Pugliano is the author of The Robots are Coming: A Human’s Survival Guide to Profiting in the Age of Automation. He’s also the host of the Wealthsteading Podcast where he shares his ideas and personal experience on wealth building principles. John has spent over 30 years studying and applying the habits of financially independent middle-class Americans. His circuitous path to success included serving in the military as both enlisted and officer; a corporate career in industrial sales; and finally a late blooming entrepreneur. John has an M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Environmental Science & Engineering from Penn State. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/

Tech off track for the week Bitcoin stampede finally slows. Eco data – humming along and the Fed is starting to change its tune. Guest: Jonathan Petersen, Variant Perception  NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES "Fiscal Sisyphus" is a term used to describe a situation where fiscal policy supports growth despite economic "gravity" dragging it down. The term refers to the Greek myth of Sisyphus, who was condemned by the gods to roll a boulder up a hill in the underworld, only to have it roll back down every time he reached the top. The myth is often used as a metaphor for the futility of life and the importance of finding joy in the present moment. Jonathan Petersen is Chief Markets Economist at Variant Perception, where he contributes to the analyst team's research on major economies and markets. He started his economics career on Vanguard’s global economic research team. Following this, he helped launch and lead the currency research service at Capital Economics. Jonathan studied economics and st

What goes up – sometimes comes down. Heading into the fat part of end of year seasonalit. An update on the Chili Cookoff. Guest, Frank Curzio – Curzio Research - the outlook into the end of the year.  NEW! DOWNLOAD THE SHOW NOTES Frank Curzio can be reached by email at frank@curzioresearch.com Frank Curzio is an equity analyst with close to three decades of experience covering small- and mid-cap stocks. Check out his newsletters. (Free trial subscriptions available) He has been the editor of several well respected newsletters with major companies as well on of the top performers with TheStreet.com where he significantly outperformed the markets during his tenure. He was also a research analyst for Jim Cramer. Frank is the host of Wall Street Unplugged. Frank has been a guest on various media outlets including Fox Business News, CNBC's The Kudlow Report and CNBC's The Call. He has also been mentioned numerous times on Jim Cramer's™s Mad Money, is a featured guest on CNN Radio and has been quoted in

Election Implications and Presidential Term. National Sales Tax (consumption tax) and Tariffs. Alternative Investments and Inflation Concerns. Comparing Politics and Market Flaws. Guest: Kerry Lutz  NEW! DOWNLOAD THE SHOW NOTES Kerry Lutz has been a student of Austrian Economics since 1977. While attending Pace University, he stumbled upon an extensive cache of Austrian Economic Literature in a dark, musty, abandoned section of the school‘s library. After graduating from The New York Law School, he became an attorney and lifelong serial entrepreneur. His diverse career has included: running a legal printing company, practicing commercial law and litigation and founding a successful distressed asset investment company. After the 2008 financial collapse and the continued global economic deterioration, Kerry realized people needed a reliable source for accurate information. Believing that inflation would eventually run rampant, he dedicated himself to helping people protect and preserve their wealth.

Andrew and Tom discussed the importance of asset allocation in managing investment portfolios, emphasizing the need for balancing risk and reward based on individual financial goals and risk tolerance. We also also explored the concept of a "mosaic" approach to analyzing portfolios, considering various factors such as economic growth, inflation, interest rates, policy, and sentiment. 3 E's - Earnings, Election and Economics.... Our conversation also covered the current state of the economy, the stock market, and the potential impact of the Federal Reserve's actions on interest rates and housing affordability. Guest: Tom Nelson, Franklin Templeton Funds  NEW! DOWNLOAD THE SHOW NOTES Tom Nelson is a senior vice president and head of asset allocation portfolio management for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. He is a member of the Investment Strategy & Research Committee. He is a portfolio manager of a number of funds offered for sale in various jurisdictions. He is lead portfolio manager of th

Andrew and David discussed the financial industry, focusing on timeless topics and the role of Jeremy Grantham. In this episode, we also explored the challenges of valuing private equity investments, the importance of having a clear investment strategy, and the impact of government intervention in capital markets. A spirited discussion followed about our contrasting views on China and Japan, and discussed the current state of the economy, particularly focusing on inflation and the actions of the Federal Reserve. Guest: David Salem - HedgeEye David Salem, Managing Director – Capital Allocation @ Hedgeye Prior to joining Hedgeye in early 2023, David served as founding President and Chief Investment Officer of The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) and as a partner at GMO, working closely with Jeremy Grantham on investment solutions for large institutional funds. David received a JD cum laude from Harvard Law School and an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was electe