AI, marketing, brand, creativity... just a few of the subjects that Seth Godin can talk about with eloquence and insight. This week the "Purple Cow" author is here with David and guest-host Andy Cross to shed light on what earns attention, transaction, and loyalty. Hosts: David Gardner, Andy Cross Guest: Seth Godin Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best gifts are the ones that keep on giving, and that's what this episode is all about! Today's show highlights the things you've told us that you learned from David, called out and amplified to help us all navigate another challenging year. Now that's an awesome birthday present. Thanks! Companies mentioned: AAPL, ACHR, AMZN, CMG, DIS, MELI, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, ODFL, SHOP, TSLA Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It all comes down to this... the final event of March Market Cap Madness! Defending Champion Andy Cross has held off all contenders and pretenders, but young phenom and game show survivor Emily Flippen is not one to back down from a challenge. Who will win the crown for 2025? We're betting on you to come out smarter, happier, and richer as we all play and learn together! Companies discussed: BRZE, WIX, KMI, PTON, AMAT, HHH, ARE, RHP, NDAQ, VKTX Host: David Gardner Guests: Andy Cross, Emily Flippen Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you a business leader looking to persuade your CFO to change course? Are you an entrepreneur looking for an edge? A parent looking for meaningful family connections? Whoever you are, we got ya covered! (08:04) Reallocate (12:30) Micro-journaling (16:14) "Dear Me" (19:50) Time-stamp your thoughts (23:03) Avert your gaze (27:53) Compete in unionized industries as a Conscious Capitalist (35:18) Intentional family traditions Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Tales from fellow Fools about what you all have done in the past year to create financial freedom for yourself, and for others. Our five sub-themes of financial freedom this week are frugality, extra effort, starting the journey, Foolish moves, and educating others. (00:03:54) Frugality (00: 11: 14) Extra Effort (00:14:19) Starting the Journey (00:18:26 ) Foolish Moves (00:30:06) Educating Others Host: David Gardner Producer: Heather Horton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After David recommended Royal Caribbean Cruises as a stock in 2007, he told members to sell it one year later. Should he have? What can we learn? Later, he’s joined by Emily Flippen to help investors get started investing, and then by Robert Brokamp as well to help investors get finished investing. That, and a preview of RBI’s Authors in August at the end! (00:09:18) Selling Royal Caribbean Cruises…. (00:12:42) Sports History of the Southern Conference (00:16:15) Power of Regular Investing (00:23:11) “Make Your Portfolio Reflect” …Your Own Changing Views? (00:34:49) Where New Investors Should Put Their Money (00:45:50) Dividend Reinvestment Plan Management for The Retired Host: David Gardner Guests: Emily Flippen, Robert Brokamp Producer: Heather Horton Companies Discussed: PTON, RCL, META, GOOG, AMZN, DIS, MSFT, TSLA, NKE, SPDR 500, VOO, WFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes you know the market cap, sometimes you're just guessing. And sometimes you're gaming the game! Just remember, "never get involved in a land war in Asia," and "never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!" Companies Discussed: BABA, BOC, CAVA, CME, CMG, FCX, MKTX, SG, SGEN, STZ, TASK, TSLA, WMT Host: David Gardner Guests: Jim Mueller, Bill Mann Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you hear? We're back in a bull market! Not soon enough for these 5-stock samplers to recover, perhaps, but at least they're headed in the right direction. Today we're sending 5 Stocks for America off to Sad Foolhalla, but 5 Stocks, Pursued by a Bear has one more year to pull out a win. It's scorekeeping time, Fools! (06:39) 5 Stocks, Pursued by a Bear with Asit Sharma (37:02) 5 Stocks for America with Nick Sciple Companies Discussed: PTON, TTD, AXON, U, Z, SAM, ETSY, SBUX, TTWO Host: David Gardner Guests: Asit Sharma, Nick Sciple Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AIs are here, the AIs are here! Is it the end of the world? Nah. The end of the World Wide Web? Maybe... Today we discuss the opportunities, the ethics, and the inevitabilities of Artificial Intelligences (there are many) as they reach hockey-stick growth in our tech-driven society. Companies Mentioned: UBER, GOOG, MSFT, AMZN Host: David Gardner Guest: Mahan Tavakoli Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the heck is a Debt Ceiling anyway? Are we learning the wrong lessons from our government's fiscal policies? Maybe we should just focus on other stuff, like braving the stock market, simplifying life, and polishing up our digital brains. All that and a couple of Hills on this month's mailbag. (00:08:53) Daring to Invest (00:13:37) Cognitive Drag and your Digital Brain (00:17:39) Investing Early and the Value of a College Degree (00:31:24) Debt Ceiling and Leverage (00:39:01) Government Debt vs. Personal Debt (00:58:00) The First Hill: A Fond Farewell (01:09:30) The Second Hill: A Long and Foolish Life Host: David Gardner Guests: Jeff Fischer, Tom King, Jason Moser, Chris Hill Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once again it's an old format, a new show, borrowed wisdom and a taste of the Faker-Breaker Blues. Drop a six-pence in your shoe and let's get Motley! (04:13) Aim for 60% accuracy (12:19) Managing the second-order effects of your business (25:18) Building a second brain (33:33) Spotting the Faker-Breaker Companies Mentioned: APRN, KR, HELFY Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We don't take breaks with this podcast, so there have been a lot of lessons over the years. That's why, for David's birthday, we ask you to help us distill it all down to the most salient points — the lessons that matter most to you! (10:42) Investing Lessons (26:08) Business Lessons (32:55) Life Lessons Companies Mentioned: CMG, AMZN, MNST Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to earn your jester cap, you'll need to speak the language of Foolish investing. Today we're joined by a ship of top-notch Fools to review some simple and not-so-simple terms that will make you a smarter investor! (9:27) Bill Barker on share buybacks (17:29) Jason Moser on the debt ceiling (24:42) Tom King on leverage (31:12) Bill Barker on capital allocation (38:35) Jason Moser on dollar-based net retention (45:27) Tom King on return on incremental invested capital Companies Mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, BBBY, GOOG, AAPL, SVB, CMG, FTNT, CRWD Host: David Gardner Guests: Bill Barker, Jason Moser, Tom King Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hope you've filled out your bracket because we're back with the second match of the March Market Cap Madness Final Four. Today it's the birthday boy, Bill Barker up against the survivor, Emily Flippen! Who will make it to next week's final? You will, Fool! Companies discussed: OKTA, UBER, WAL, AMGN, FUN, RKLB, GOOG, CARG, DIS, META, NOW Host: David Gardner Guests: Bill Barker, Emily Flippen Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not all advice is excellent, and not all futurists are right. But Kevin Kelly, Founder and Senior Maverick of Wired Magazine, is the exception on both fronts. Today he returns to Rule Breaker Investing to share his optimistic take on the generous nature of the universe and our place in it. (00:11:57) The Magic of Compounding (00:17:50) Why the Size of your Balcony Matters (00:20:45) Choosing Optimism (00:29:40) Ending Meetings Early (00:31:35) Saints and Superheroes (00:40:35) Underestimating Long Term Possibilities (00:45:18) Choose Options that Open Up More Options (01:00:37) The Cheapest Possible Therapy (01:06:38) Inevitable Updates Companies Mentioned: AMZN, IRBT, ATVI, GOOG, BRK Host: David Gardner Guest: Kevin Kelly Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you're entering Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere or toasting the Spring in the Northern, it's campfire season. So sit back, warm your hands, and enjoy some stories and lessons from the April mailbag! (00:07:09) Bear Market Heroes (00:16:30) Fitness Rule Breakers (00:37:37) Bringing Up Babies (00:48:54) Is a College Degree Worth It? (01:09:29) Financial Independence for Generations Companies Discussed: XPOF, PLNT, LULU Host: David Gardner Guests: Sanmeet Deo, Jeff Fischer, Kirsten Guerra Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most memorable stories are often the ones filled with... surprises! Today we begin a new storytelling series, bringing lessons on business, investing, and life. Expect the unexpected.... (2:51) Hail to Dorothy — the Wicked Witch is Dead!  (8:58) Priceline and Me (16:11) How Do We Play? (21:51) Heather O'Reilly (29:34) Fill Your Own Piñata Companies Discussed: BKNG Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” ― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities ...And as it turns out, also a tale of 5 Stocks for the Coronavirus as we send the sampler off to Sad Foolhalla. Luckily we also get to review 5 Stocks To Teach You Rule Breakers. (6:21) 5 Stocks To Teach You Rule Breakers with Jason Moser (37:59) 5 Stocks for the Coronavirus with Jim Mueller Companies Discussed: ATVI, AVAV, ABNB, AAPL, AXON, SONY, MSFT, PTON, ROKU, SE, TDOC, ZM Host: David Gardner Guests: Jason Moser, Jim Mueller Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A world traveler sleeping on the sidewalk to save a buck... A geologist working the oil fields on a 12-hour night shift... It doesn't take a fancy degree to become a Rule Breaker. It takes a student of life, of business, and of investing. Today Jeff Fischer and Kirsten Guerra share their stories of how they've become investors, analysts, and Fools. (3:57) Jeff Fischer: Sometimes the stock graph of life goes up and down at the same time. (53:01) Kirsten Guerra: Burnt out by the oil industry, but ever curious to find new data to analyze. Host: David Gardner GuestsL Jeff Fischer, Kirsten Guerra Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The end of the month is here again, so we're tossing you the keys and letting you drive. Sure enough, you're taking us somewhere smarter, happier, and richer! (7:46) Is Gamifying Life Bad? (10:42) Pushing the Limits of the GKC Score (21:18) Diversification vs. Stock Concentration (31:13) Education and Questioning (44:06) Transparency and Scorekeeping (52:54) A Blind Spot for GAAP? (1:11:01) Bring Rule Breakers Together Stocks Mentioned: AMZN, NFLX, SBUX, ATVI, NET Host: David Gardner Guests: David Kretzmann, Andy Cross, Tim Beyers Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking market caps, Fool! And unlike Andy Cross and Jim Mueller, our game show contestants here in the studio, you get to play at home and out of the spotlight! But no one is off the hook as we put price tags on companies we love, companies our spouses hate, and companies we have never even heard of. Companies Discussed: PANW, ABNB, ASML, CELH, PCOR, KYMR, MELI, ETSY, BOC, MA Host: David Gardner Guests: Andy Cross, Jim Mueller Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2019 Warren Berger joined us for an episode of Authors in August to discuss his groundbreaking book, "A More Beautiful Question." Today he's back for a more open-ended conversation about the whys, what-ifs, and hows of asking questions — in business, in education, and in life. Companies Mentioned: NFLX, ABNB, SPOT, UBER Host: David Gardner Guest: Warren Berger Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Were you here before podcasts? Remember the NPR show? AM radio anyone? Today Mac Greer is back with the keys to our deep vault of audio gold. Tom Gardner joins David to revisit and discuss the conversations, predictions, and lessons from 20 years ago. (7:08) Jim Sinegal on competition and growth (13:09) Meg Whitman on eBay's acquisition of PayPal (18:00) John Antioco on Blockbuster's bright future (22:53) Roger Ebert on Blockbuster's imminent demise (25:23) Loretta Lynn on Growing Up Poor (30:45) Sir Bob Geldof on the futility of bribery (35:07) Mike Veeck on creative marketing Companies Discussed: COST, WMT, EBAY, PYPL, NFLX Host: David Gardner Guests: Tom Gardner, Mac Greer Voices from the Vault: Jim Sinegal, Meg Whitman, John Antioco, Roger Ebert, Loretta Lynn, Sir Bob Geldof, Mike Veeck Producers: Mac Greer & Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We stand on the shoulders of giants, and one of the best ways to enjoy the view is to look back to the brilliant things they've said and contemplate how to apply those thoughts to our current situation. Whether from essays or military strategies or blockbuster movies, great quotes are there to help us become smarter, happier, and richer. (4:25 ) "If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success." (12:08) "Plans are worthless, but planning is everything." (17:25) "Leadership is not about invoking rank; leadership is about seeing clearly what must be done, taking action, and inspiring others to join you in throwing their energies’ full force into the task. " (21:39) "At the end of the day, it's really about results." (29:59) "Win the crowd and you will win our freedom."  Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Olympics. The World Cup. The Super Bowl. These competitions bring the world together to back their favorite teams as they compete for the ultimate title. But March Market Cap Madness has an even bigger draw, because you not only get to root for your favorite; you get to compete! Strap in and get your pencils ready, it's go time! Companies discussed: DAVA, DUOL, GXO, UA, JNJ,  SMMT, AX, ROKU, DDOG, IOT, FICO Host: David Gardner Guests: Andy Cross, Matt Argersinger Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month we spent some time looking back to the past in order to have a better view of the future. But our mailbag brings it all to the here and now!  (6:50) Trust is the Coin of the Realm (11:49) A Dismal Performance (18:42) The Trouble with Hindsight (34:01) Navigating the GKC (49:23) Dialing in your Sleep Number Companies Discussed: AMZN,  FVRR, LMND, CRWD, TCEHY, TDOC, FSLY, AMD, NVDA, TTD Host: David Gardner Guests: Jim Mueller, David Kretzmann Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

C. Thi Nguyen is back with David to discuss some of their all time favorite board and role playing games, along with some thoughts about ranking systems, scoring mechanics, and online recipes. Host: David Gardner Guest: C. Thi Nguyen Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Games can be good or bad. Or evil. Or stupid. But what happens when we apply the artificial constraints of game design to real world discourse? Philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen is here to deepen our understanding of games and raise a few flags about the gamification of everyday life. (6:21) Definition of a game (23:42) Games as art in the medium of agency (37:04) Should games be fun? (47:37) Gaming in the real world, from Twitter to GPAs (1:05:12) The game of investing (1:18:45) Buy Sell or Hold Host: David Gardner Guest: C. Thi Nguyen Produceer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this podcast we never repeat ourselves. On this podcast we never repeat... Oh alright, we sometimes repeat ourselves. But only to bring back important stories and lessons from the past that might otherwise be forgotten. (4:55) Establish your Sleep Number (12:48) Fools on The View (20:55) Buy High and Never Sell (25:43) Of Killers and Kings (30:20) Act Upon your Youthful Dreams Companies discussed: SBUX, NVDA, NFLX Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seems like only yesterday we were traveling back in time. Wait a minute... maybe it was yesterday. Maybe it is yesterday! In any case, we're back in our time machines again, so rev up the Delorean, close the phone booth, and adjust your sonic screwdriver — we're looking back on some essays from yesteryear and seeing what they can teach us today. (4:42) A 14-Bagger's 14 Lessons (13:48) Two Small Innovations (20:27) Miss Chipotle Regrets? (33:23) The Beating Heart of Rule Breakers Companies Discussed: DIS, ADBE, CMG, TSLA, SSYS, PRLB Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The market is up in 2023! Of course less than a month in, that's not very meaningful. But still, we can embrace some optimism for the year. More importantly, we can remember that what really matters are the decades ahead. (8:55) Spelling out some gift ideas (15:05) Pros and cons of smart hydration (20:27) Dollar-cost averaging in a bear market (34:34) XPEL experience (46:10) Stock graphs: YTD vs All view (50:48) Poem: Make it Last (55:23) 5 Stocks that Spark Joy sailing to Foolhalla Stocks Mentioned: AMZN, AAPL DIS, ETSY, XPEL, TSLA Host: David Gardner Guest: Auri Hughes Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to check the scoreboard again on two of our 5-stock samplers. It's been a rough market this last year, but we're in it for longer than that, Fool! Some stocks that seem to have been crushed recently look a lot better if you just step back a few years. Some of them. (13:07) 5 Stocks Rolled Up at Random (30:54) 5 Stocks that Spark Joy Stocks Mentioned: AAPL, TEAM, SEDG, SBUX, TDOC, AMZN, ETSY, TSLA, DIS Host: David Gardner Guests: Sanmeet Deo, Asit Sharma Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sit back and take a load off, let me tell you a story. Better yet, let's have some friends around to tell five stories. Stock stories. Full of ups and downs, lessons from history, hopes for the future... it's all there for the learning! (5:45) You Dropped Out of Harvard For THIS?  (13:58) Discover My Biggest Winning Stock! (22:15) Better Late Than Never (34:00) Changing the World Is Hard (45:50) Listen to, and Learn from, The Market Cap Game Show Stocks Mentioned: CPNG, XPEL, MSFT, RDFN, SAM Host: David Gardner Guests: Rick Munarriz, Auri Hughes, Alyce Lomax, Jim Mueller Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're kicking off 2023 looking back, looking forward, looking outward, and looking past the same old blues. It's a new year, Fools — let's make it ever better! (3:18) Old: Tesla beats Ford (12:32) New: Cool stuff (23:29) Borrowed: Completing Capitalism (29:38) Blue: Reaching past peak polarization Stocks mentioned: TSLA, F, DUO Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As 2022 draws to a close, we answer a few burning questions from the mailbag: How do you play competitive games with kids? Can a handful of apps work together to build your second brain? Will Artificial Intelligence replace Shakespeare and upend the music industry? Has it already happened? Foolish minds want to know! Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Lynch taught us to buy what we know. Can successful investing be that simple? And if we know and love the companies we own, how should we go about selling them? How are we supposed to remember why we bought these stocks in the first place? All this and more in month's mailbag! Companies Mentioned: TTD, AXON, COST, AAPL Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Small-cap, mid-cap, large-cap, mega-cap...? How do these companies compare? It's not enough to know the share price; you have to know the market cap! And that's why we play the game—now with the new “Throwdown Rule.” Play along with our guests, Andy Cross and Matt Argersinger to claim your fame as the market cap masters of 2022! Stocks Mentioned:  NCNO, SJM, ULTA, HCA, LKQ, ZS, MTCH, SQ, STEM, CRI Host: David Gardner Guests: Andy Cross, Matt Argersinger Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roll out the red carpet! It's time for the Besties – reviewing our top 10 episodes of 2022. And the carpet's not for nothing; we've got guest stars galore! Fools of all stripes who made us smarter, happier, and richer in this challenging year. Host: David Gardner Guests: Dan Pink, Michael Hebb, Kara Chambers, Candice Millard, Sem Verbeek, Robert Brokamp, Chris Hill Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're here to make you smarter, happier, and richer, and today we're focusing on the happy. It's boardgame season once again and David is back to recommend 5 casual games (13:00) and 5 heavier strategy games (39:08) to put under a tree or break out with your friends and family when they visit for the season. Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this month of gratitude, we'll check in on the Fool Foundation, review the OG of 5-stock samplers, and have fun considering tax-based investment decisions. It must be mailbag! Stocks Mentioned: HOOD, ATVI, MSFT, CASY, GOOG, MELI, MIDD Host: David Gardner Guests: Rick Munarriz, Jennifer Gennaro Oxley, Robert Brokamp Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a world of ups and downs, let's up the ups! It's time to take a step back and express some gratitude for the year we've experienced together. Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to check in on some 5-stock samplers. Will 5 Stocks That Will Press On keep pressing on? Will 5 Stocks for Conscious Capitalism create some win-win-wins? Emily Flippen is here to talk us through the ups and downs. (11:14) 5 Stocks That Will Press On (31:05) 5 Stocks for Conscious Capitalism Stocks Mentioned: CHWY, ECL, ZBRA, ODFL, CNI, CRUS, ETSY, CRM, NEE, ROKU Host: David Gardner Guest: Emily Flippen Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime listeners will know that when Lee Burbage and Kara Chambers are on the show, it's time to take some notes. Over the years they've shared the best practices, tools, and philosophies that make The Motley Fool an award-winning and wonderful place to work. Today they're back to sort through years of practical advice to pick their top 10 tips for making your workplace culture thrive. Host: David Gardner Guests: Kara Chambers, Lee Burbage Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little things can add up over time to make clutter. But little actions can add up over time to simplify. It's time for some mental tips, tricks, and lifehacks to guide you on the path to life-changing magic! (3:00) Gamify your hydration (10:40) Quiet the room (15:09) Aim for the golden mean (20:40) Highlight in color (27:03) Keep score by journaling (31:39) Tidy up and spark joy (41:59) Press "0" Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's mailbag we talk about investing, business, and life... and ok, a little bit about death. We're still in the spooky season after all! (6:10) Rebalancing your portfolio (11:32) Swedish death cleaning (14:24) Vote! With your ballot and your dollars (20:54) Shave a few dollars off your shaving expenses (22:41) Abundance over money (27:24) Blue chip stocks in 2022 Stocks Mentioned: AAPL, AMZN, GOOG Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're all gonna die! Today's collection of cautionary tales will show you just how shocking and scary the world can be if you don't plan for the inevitable. (7:17) The Ghost of Paisley Park (14:31) A Tale of Tractor Terror (18:15) The Headless Slugger (22:44) The Alien Who Loved Me (30:53) Night of the Living Document (35:41) No Mere Mortal Can Escape the Estate of the Thriller (43:53) A Nightmare on Wall Street Host: David Gardner Guest: Robert Brokamp Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little things can make a big difference. From spotting hidden competitive advantages in investing to rediscovering the joy in work, this episode is packed with moments that brighten our days. David shares fresh “pet perks” across investing, business, and life—including seeing through dark clouds, the thrill of entrepreneurship, and the simple magic of a car wash. Tune in to celebrate “the small joys that make everything better”! Companies Mentioned: NFLX, TSLA, WMT Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional athletes have it made, right? Surely they're all millionaires and don't need any financial advice. Or maybe it's not that simple? Sem Verbeek is an up and coming tennis professional who has his eye on winning championships and promoting financial freedom for his fellow athletes. Foolishly. Host: David Gardner Guests: Sem Verbeek, George Khalaf Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Abe Lincoln really say that? Sometimes the quotes are worth repeating, even if the attribution is suspect. Somebody said it after all, and the wisdom of words rings true regardless. (4:15) Things That Matter (10:17) Your Best Vision (14:23) Sharpen The Axe (19:08) Understand More; Fear Less (30:11) A Mile In Their Shoes Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get started with a career in finance? What about a career in financial freedom? These questions, plus a look at stocks in the penalty box, on today's mailbag episode. Stocks Mentioned: NFLX, SNOW, BLUE Host: David Gardner Guests: Tim Beyers, Rick Munarriz, Megan Brinsfield, Jennifer Gennaro Oxley Producer: Rick Engdahl Disclosure:  “Motley Fool Wealth Management, or Fool Wealth, is an investment adviser registered with the SEC. Fool Wealth is an affiliate of and a separate entity from The Motley Fool. While similar in name, we operate independently of each other, meaning Fool Wealth uses its own team, entirely separate from The Motley Fool, in its investment decision making and daily operations. The Motley Fool also conducts its investment decision making and daily operations independent of Fool Wealth. This discussion with Fool Wealth is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices