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Invested: Episode 11- Guns, Harleys, and Cruise Ships
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The joys of investing. What do you love? What do you want to know more about? Ways to make investing fun. Read more.

Invested: Episode 10- 26 Is The Magic Number
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Mohnish Pabrai has a 26 on his license plate. Buffett should have it, Munger should have it and you should have it too. Find out what it means in this episode. Read more.

Invested: Episode 09- Buying 10 Dollar Bills for 5 Dollars (Part 2)
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How do you find a wonderful business at a fair price? What do you look for?
We’ve been talking about buying businesses on sale, or at a margin of safety and in this episode, Phil explains how to do it.
There is a little bit of math in this episode, but don’t worry, Phil and Danielle make it pretty easy to understand. Read more.

Invested: Episode 08- Buying 10 Dollar Bills for 5 Dollars (Part 1)
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How do you determine if a company is on sale?
Is it possible for a regular person to invest like the best investors? There are thousands of baby boomers with no retirement. What is their course of action?
What is a margin of safety and how do you find it? Read more.

Invested: Rule #1 Podcast, Episode 07- Buy Fear, Sell Greed
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Phil and Danielle discuss a few different market theories and books written over the years to try to answer Danielle’s question of,
“We only can see the price of a stock today of the company that we want to buy. How do you know if THAT price is a good price or not?
The stock market definitely gets overpriced, however over the long term it usually is rational. Phil explains how and why you should be buying when there is fear in the stock market and selling when there is greed in the stock market. Read more.

Invested: The Rule #1 Podcast, Episode 06- The Emotional Stock Market
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The stock market can be very emotional. It often prices businesses incorrectly. Phil and Danielle discuss that the price of a stock does not always equal the stock value.
The stock market in the short term can be a very emotional place which is why investors such as, Warren Buffett invest based on finding a wonderful company for the long term. Read more.

Invested: The Rule #1 Podcast, Episode 05- Is Your CEO a Leader or a Mercenary?
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Listen on iTunes HERE Phil and Danielle discuss finding a talented, honest CEO with integrity and why this is so important to Rule #1 investors. Phil explains the difference between a CEO that has the long-term mission of the company and keeps their employees, and stakeholders in mind, vs. a CEO that is a mercenary Read more.
Invested: The Rule #1 Podcast, Episode 04- Using Moat and Return on Equity
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In this podcast, Phil and Danielle dive more into what it means for a business to have a durable competitive advantage. They talk about Warren Buffett’s favorite number for finding if a business has a great moat, “Return on Equity.”

Invested: The Rule #1 Podcast is LIVE. Here Are Episodes 00-03
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Episode 00: Introduction to Invested: The Rule #1 Podcast Please subscribe and review us on iTunes HERE. In this podcast, Phil Town and his daughter Danielle Town introduce themselves. Phil talks about his story as a river guide on the Grand Canyon, and how he became an investor. Danielle discusses her career as an emerging Read more.