Bonus: The Path with Becky Quick: The Value of a Life 6/5/26

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CNBC

Investing, Business, Business News, News

4.2 • 547 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Noted value investor Guy Spier first gained the public's attention in 2007 when he and a partner paid just over $650,000 at a charity auction to have lunch with the world's most famous investor, Warren Buffett. Spier launched his fund Aquamarine in 1997, following closely to Buffett’s principles, but closed it down in early 2026 and returned money to investors following a diagnosis of the brain cancer glioblastoma. He tells Becky Quick how facing the end of his life taught him the true meaning of value. Check out Guy Spier’s podcast and videos: https://www.youtube.com/@GSpier12 Read his newsletter: https://www.guyspier.com/ Join us in advancing awareness and understanding of rare diseases. Visit CNBC.com/Cures to access clips, resources, or to sign up for our weekly newsletter. Learn more about rare disease – and what to do in a diagnosis – at the National Organization for Rare Disorders: https://rarediseases.org/ Follow Becky Quick on X: @BeckyQuick Please share your thoughts or rare disease story in the comments, and join us on The Path.

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0:00.0	I discovered that I've got a brain tumor and my life changed completely.
0:09.2	On that date, I'm grieving that I won't maybe see my grandchildren ever.
0:14.6	Who cares about money at that point?
0:17.0	Fuck it.
0:17.8	The median survival rate is like 14 or 15 months for this. And somehow I'm going strong.
0:27.5	I'm Becky Quick. This is the path from CNBC Cures. My day job as a journalist has taken me to some pretty
0:35.2	crazy places. We are live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square.
0:39.9	Live on Capitol Hill for special coverage of the inauguration.
0:43.4	Something you could probably only see right here in China.
0:46.0	I'm Becky Quick in Davos, Switzerland.
0:48.3	But there's another part of my life.
0:50.5	I like to say it's the best part.
0:54.8	I'm a mom to a nine-year-old daughter with a rare genetic disease.
1:02.8	She is one of the millions of Americans with a diagnosis that comes with more questions than answers.
1:10.3	Kaylee's disease is Syngap 1.
1:12.6	There is no cure.
1:14.1	It's a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes conditions like autism, seizures, and intellectual
1:19.5	disability.
1:20.8	People with Syngap often have difficulty communicating in traditional ways.
1:26.3	Okay.
1:33.7	Grandpa's so cool. Yeah. communicating in traditional ways. My daughter is the inspiration for CNBC cures.
1:37.6	Talking about my family's experience isn't easy, but your messages, your emails, the social media and comments right here on the podcast, they all mean so much, and I thank you.
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