TIP719: Investing and Life Lessons w/ Mohnish Pabrai

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Episode: TIP719: Investing and Life Lessons w/ Mohnish Pabrai
Pub date: 2025-05-04

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On today’s show, Stig Brodersen talks with legend value investor Mohnish Pabrai. Since its inception in 1999, one dollar invested in the flagship fund would have turned into $13.63 vs. $6.19 for the S&P 500. In the special interview, you can join Mohnish and Stig’s metaphorical restaurant and together taste new wonderful dishes in investing and life.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - How stock investors can truly think like the owners of the business

10:09 - Which advice would Mohnish give to himself at ages 40 and 50

20:48 - Why you should learn from your mistakes, but not too much

33:07 - Why Mohnish looks at philanthropy as part two of the ultimate game

35:41 - Why you need to work with the fewest possible variables in philanthropy

51:30 - How to look at an “execution moat”

1:00:59 - Why Stig thinks that Mohnish is over diversified

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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Join the exclusive ⁠⁠TIP Mastermind Community⁠⁠ to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
Mohnish Pabrai’s website.
Learn more about Mohnish Pabrai’s Dakshana Foundation.
Our interviews with Mohnish Pabrai about The Inner Scorecard.
Our interviews with Mohnish Pabrai about Masterclass Investing.
Our interviews with Mohnish Pabrai about investing in stocks.
Our interviews with Mohnish Pabrai about value investing and philanthropy.
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TIP719: Investing and Life Lessons w/ Mohnish Pabrai

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