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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI357: The Sloth Investor w/ R P Stevens

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Investing, Education, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with R P Stevens to discuss his new book, The Sloth Investor. You’ll learn about his investing journey and how he developed his SLOTH investing philosophy, what the 5 bedrock principles of SLOTH investing are, how he goes about constructing a globally diversified portfolio, how he thinks about his financial freedom number, what his biggest takeaways have been from his guests on his podcast, and so much more! R P Stevens is the author of the forthcoming personal finance book 'The Sloth Investor'.  The publication date is Friday June 28th. The book is an insightful beginner's guide to investing where R P Stevens teaches readers how a 'sloth-like' approach is the rational, evidence-based roadmap to investment success. The Sloth Investor's 5 Bedrock Principles of Investing provide an actionable pathway for anyone looking to grow their wealth.  Originally from the UK, R P Stevens currently lives in Hong Kong with his wife and two children. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:57 - What R P’s investing journey has been like and who his biggest influences have been 15:47 - How his investing philosophy has evolved over the years 16:39 - Why he decided to write The Sloth Investor  24:07 - What the 5 bedrock principles of SLOTH investing are 30:49 - How he goes about constructing a globally diversified portfolio 37:03 - Why optimism is so critical for investors 43:44 - How R P thinks about his financial freedom number 51:39 - What his biggest takeaways from his podcast guests have been 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. R P Stevens' book, The Sloth Investor. Andrew Hallam's book, The Millionaire Teacher. Morgan Housel's book, The Psychology of Money . William Green's book, Richer, Wiser, Happier. Ben Carlson's book, A Wealth of Common Sense. Lars Kroijer's book, Investing Demystified. Eric Balchunas's book, The Bogle Effect. Jonathon Haidt's book The Coddling of the American Mind. Bill Perkins' book, Die with Zero. J L Collins' book, Pathfinders. Check out the books mentioned in the podcast here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle's favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Patrick: Twitter | Email Connect with R P: YouTube | Twitter | LinkedIn 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

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP. The five bedrock principles, they spell sloth. S-L-O-T-H-O. S is simplicity.

0:08.0

L is low fees. O is own the world. T is time and H is headstrong.

0:16.6

Hey guys. In this week's episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with R.P. Stevens to discuss his new book, The Sloth Investor. You'll learn about his investing journey and how he developed his sloth investing philosophy, what the five bedrock principles of sloth investing are, how he goes about constructing a globally diversified portfolio, how he thinks about his financial freedom number,

0:38.7

what his biggest takeaways have been from his guest on his podcast, and so much more.

0:43.5

RP is the author of the forthcoming personal finance book, The Sloth Investor, which comes out this

0:49.0

Friday, June 28th. The book is an insightful beginner's guide to investing, where RP teaches readers how a sloth-like approach is the rational, evidence-based roadmap to investment success.

1:01.1

The slothed investors' five bedrock principles of investing provide an actionable pathway for anyone looking to grow their wealth.

1:08.3

Without further delay, let's dive into today's episode with

1:11.9

RP Stevens.

1:17.2

Celebrating 10 years, you are listening to Millennial Investing by the Investors Podcast Network.

1:23.5

Since 2014, we interviewed successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors to help educate and inspire the millennial generation.

1:33.1

Now for your host, Patrick Donnelly.

1:43.4

Hey, everybody, welcome to the millennial investing podcast. I'm your host today, Patrick Donnelly.

1:48.0

And joining me in the studio today is RP. Welcome to the show.

1:52.9

Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here. It's a real honor. I'm looking forward to our discussion.

1:57.4

I first wanted to get into your investing journey and your background. Were you kind of like this

2:02.6

young wizard kid who was into the stock market in investing early or did you kind of get

2:07.6

involved and interested in investing later in life? I wanted to hear about just your background

2:12.3

and your journey towards investing. Yeah, I really wish I was one of those kids that kind of from a young

2:18.7

age was really kind of dead set in investing and I learned a lot about investing. Unfortunately,

2:22.4

it wasn't a case. I actually come from a family of non-investors. My parents who Sally passed away

2:27.1

and neither of them invested. Very little of if anything was ever spoken about investing at home.

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