The Quest for Quality w/ Chris Begg (RWH027)

William Green chats with hedge fund manager Chris Begg, who is the CEO, Chief Investment Officer, & co-founder of East Coast Asset Management. Here, Chris shares powerful lessons on how to identify high-quality businesses & build a life that’s defined by a commitment to quality.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- How Chris Begg came to teach an investing class originally taught by Ben Graham.
- What Chris has learned from his fireside chats with Berkshire Hathaway’s Todd Combs.
- How Chris finds undervalued stocks by asking, “Where are the clouds today?”
- Why he invested heavily in Meta after analyzing 7 different threats to its business.
- Why he’s bullish about Google, despite the challenge posed by AI rival ChatGPT.
- How he identifies high-quality businesses by analyzing 8 forms of competitive advantage.
- How to succeed in life through “persistent, incremental progress eternally repeated.”
- Why investors can’t afford to ignore a company’s impact on the environment.
- Why consistent kindness is a potent ingredient of a successful life.
- How Chris gains an edge by continuously compounding his interdisciplinary knowledge.
- What he’s learned about the pursuit of excellence from surfing with Josh Waitzkin.
- Why Chris structures his workday to include meditation, exercise, & contemplation.
- What studying Andrew Carnegie—once the world’s richest person—has taught him.

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