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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life

Motley Fool Money

The Motley Fool

Business, Investing

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2015

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Netflix surprises. McDonald's stumbles. Starbucks serves up big earnings. And the New Hampshire lottery serves up the sweet smell of bacon. Our analysts discuss those stories and share some stocks on their radar. And economist Russ Roberts shares some insights from his book, How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness.

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0:00.0

Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money.

0:07.0

From full global headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money. It's the Motley Fool Money

0:20.2

radio show. I'm Matt Greer, filling in for Chris Hill this week and I'm joined in

0:23.9

studio by Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser from Motley Fool Million Dollar portfolio

0:28.5

and Jeff Fisher from Motley Fool Pro and Options. Guys, welcome. Hey, hey, hey, hey,

0:33.7

good night. Guys, Chris is sick. So we want to wish him a speedy recovery. The latest

0:38.9

email I have from him says that his kids think he sounds like a Lego Batman. Oh, that's

0:45.8

actually pretty cool then, right? That's the way how I think he always sounds. I think

0:49.4

he's got a great voice and I think it got even greater Lego Batman.

0:53.1

Boyle or it's better, you know, remember the in the Christian bail when he was playing Batman in his voice. Yes

0:58.6

We got to go get them, you know, it was pretty good. I mean like the Batman voice in the Lego movie was just epic

1:04.2

You mean I think any time you're associated with Batman you get a little pretty good about that. Yeah, so there's an upside there

1:08.3

But anyway get well Chris on today show we got lots lots to talk about we've got earnings from Starbucks McDonald's Netflix

1:15.5

We have economists rush Roberts talking about money and happiness and Adam Smith. You remember Adam Smith?

1:21.4

Yeah, 1776, maybe there you go. And of course we have stocks on our radar

1:25.4

But let's get right to the earnings news the tale of two companies here Starbucks reporting just huge earnings

1:31.4

Stock was up sharply McDonald's

1:35.0

More of the same declining same store sales stock not doing too well. So Jason let's start with Starbucks

1:41.2

Yeah, I mean let's start with Starbucks. I mean I think anybody who

1:45.2

thinks that maybe Starbucks is

1:47.5

hitting sort of its its peak and and the growth is slowing down

1:50.9

I think they better think again. I mean this is a company that has continued to just defy

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