TTU119: The Secret to becoming Richer, Wiser, Happier ft. William Green
Top Traders Unplugged
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen
4.8 • 712 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2021
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
What if there was one or two things that, above all, the best investors of all time have in common? Would you be interested to know what this is? Our special guest today, William Green, has written about this in his new book, called ‘Richer, Wiser, Happier’, where he draws upon his past interviews with over forty of the most successful investors of all time, to find out some of the ingredients that made them stand out. These elite group include Sir John Templeton, Charlie Munger, Howard Marks, Jack Bogle, Ed Thorp, and Joel Greenblatt. Join us as we uncover what it takes to be a truly successful investor, the benefits of deferred gratification, why being humble can lead to solid long-term returns, and the beauty of combining ‘man and machine’ to create a profitable, systematic approach to the markets.
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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- The connection between philosophy and investing
- Richard’s new book, ‘Richer, Wiser, Happier’
- The secrets behind the successful business model of Costco and Amazon
- The benefits of deferred gratification
- Why Ray Dalio likes to combine ‘man & machine’ and use systematic approaches
- Why being humble can lead to great long-term returns
- How to invest for the long-term, in a short-term world
- The ingredients that made some of the most famous investors of all-time so reputable
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| 0:00.0 | To me, this gets at one of the most important mental models themes in life where you just say, |
| 0:13.0 | okay, so how do I build my life around deferred gratification? |
| 0:18.0 | This has to be a master principle. |
| 0:20.0 | In a world where most people are being really |
| 0:23.4 | short-term and are focusing on on short-term pleasures, it becomes an enormous competitive |
| 0:30.0 | advantage if you can shift towards deferred gratification. And this runs through every area of life. |
| 0:40.0 | Imagine spending an hour with the world's greatest traders. |
| 0:43.9 | Imagine learning from their experiences, their successes, their failures. |
| 0:48.3 | Imagine no more. |
| 0:50.2 | Welcome to Top Traders Unplugged, |
| 0:52.6 | the place where you can learn from the best hedge fund managers in the world, |
| 0:56.4 | so you can take your manager, due diligence, or investment career to the next level. |
| 1:01.0 | Before we begin today's conversation, remember to keep two things in mind. |
| 1:05.0 | All the discussion we'll have about investment performance is about the past, |
| 1:08.7 | and past performance does not guarantee or even infer anything |
| 1:12.1 | about future performance. Also understand that there's a significant risk of financial loss with all |
| 1:17.1 | investment strategies, and you need to request and understand the specific risks from the |
| 1:21.8 | investment manager about their product before you make investment decisions. Here's your host, |
| 1:26.9 | veteran hedge fund manager, Nealiels Kostrup Larson. |
| 1:37.0 | Hey everyone, welcome to another edition of Top Traders on Block, where today I'm joined by |
| 1:41.2 | William Green, the author of one of the best books I have ever |
| 1:44.5 | read called Richer Wiser Happier, which really is a fitting title for what the book is all about. |
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