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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI201: Investing in Tech Companies (Mini-Episode)

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:16 - What the most important attribute of a quality company is. 02:57 - How Adam selects companies using his BMP checklist. 08:40 - Why tech companies have been overlooked by traditional value investors over the past decade. 14:00 - The thought process Adam went through when he purchased Alphabet, aka Google, in mid-2016. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Adam Seessel’s book, Where the Money Is. Related episode: Value Investing In The Digital Age w/ Adam Seessel - MI196. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Clay: Twitter  | Instagram HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!  Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.7

Welcome to the Millennial Investing Podcast.

0:04.9

I'm your host, Clay Fink, and today is another release of our many episode series we send out to you all every Saturday.

0:11.9

This is the episode where it is just me diving into a specific topic to help you become a better investor.

0:18.1

I'm super excited for today's show show as I'm going to be discussing the

0:21.7

investment framework that Adam Ziesel lays out in his book, Where the Money is. I'm also going

0:27.3

to go through the analysis he does on Google's stock and why he invested in it back in 2016

0:33.7

and how he viewed the valuation back then. I recently interviewed Adam Ziesel on our show, and our conversation was released back

0:41.4

on episode 196 for those who haven't listened to it yet.

0:45.0

Essentially, he lays out the case for investing in tech companies specifically and why

0:49.5

they've been viewed incorrectly by many value investors over the past decade.

0:53.9

With that, let's dive right in.

0:56.4

You're listening to Millennial Investing by the Investors Podcast Network,

1:00.4

where your hosts, Robert Leonard and Clay Fink,

1:03.6

interview successful entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors

1:07.1

to help educate and inspire the millennial generation.

1:21.7

So Adam wrote this fantastic book that I recommend everyone should read if they want to learn more about investing in technology companies specifically. During my conversation with Adam, he explained

1:27.2

how his old principles of value

1:29.1

investing were no longer working, so he had to change and adapt to the times. Instead of buying

1:34.5

companies that were statistically cheap, he wanted to purchase great companies at a fair price

1:39.4

that were almost certain to grow over the many years to come. One of the first types of these companies that Buffett purchased was GEICO.

1:47.3

It had a low-cost advantage, a long runway ahead, and high profit margins, and Buffett just fell

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