A Guide to Deep Value Investing and Strategic Stock Selection w/ The Value Stock Geek (MI338)

Patrick Donley talks with Value Stock Geek about his journey into value investing, his unique philosophy, biggest influences in the value community, VSG's journey out of debt, getting into the FIRE movement, the "weird portfolio," and advice for younger investors.

Value Stock Geek is an anonymous blogger who blogs and tweets about his portfolio and value investing concepts. He investigates new companies every week and posts updates on his personal portfolio. He has also written up a unique approach to asset allocation.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:37 - How VSG got interested in value investing and what his biggest influences were
0:02:05 - How the dot com bubble affected him
0:05:17 - How he worked his way out of debt after falling into some typical consumer traps
0:08:03 - When and how he got interested in the FIRE movement
0:09:37 - What value investors have influenced his current approach to stock selection
0:16:51 - How VSG has learned to think about moats
0:18:07 - What the “weird portfolio” is
0:22:07 - How and why he has selected the asset classes for the weird portfolio
0:30:05 - Why he writes weekly research reports
0:35:51 - How to use Dataroma to clone great investors
0:40:01 - What he’s learned from some of the guests on his podcast
0:42:27 - What his favorite money and investing movies are
0:44:47 - What his favorite stock is right now
0:46:58 - What he would tell a younger investor on how to get started investing

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The Snowball by Alice Schroeder: https://amzn.to/49bM6Bs
Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker: https://amzn.to/43rOJ0E
Deep Value by Tobias Carlisle: https://amzn.to/3IMMQ5d
The Little Book that Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt: https://amzn.to/3x2rUVj
The Little Book That Builds Wealth by Pat Dorsey: https://amzn.to/3Trj0YV
Money by Tony Robbins: https://amzn.to/3x8WgFJ
Principles by Ray Dalio: https://amzn.to/4aqlJIY
The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins: https://amzn.to/4cFCt15
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