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Intelligent Investment Today - The Warren Buffett Way
Intelligent Investment Today is a shortcast series delivering powerful lessons from the father of value investing, Benjamin Graham—mentor to legendary investor Warren Buffett. Each concise 10-15 minute episode breaks down the timeless principles behind successful long-term investing, including Graham’s famous concepts like “Mr. Market” and the margin of safety.
Perfect for complete beginners looking to understand the stock market as well as experienced investors wanting to refresh their knowledge, this mini-podcast makes classic value-investing strategies simple, practical, and relevant for today’s markets.
Whether you're building a solid foundation or strengthening your existing investment approach, this series helps you think smarter, invest more wisely, and stay disciplined in any market environment.
Episodes
73 episodes
Surviving Market Shocks: A Benjamin Graham Approach to Card Factory's 30% Drop
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, David Coombs dives into a real-life investing experience following a shocking 30% drop in his holding of Card Factory. Using Benjamin Graham's timeless value investing principles, he explains how...
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Is This Boring Business a Hidden Value Stock? Graham vs. Buffett on "North West Widgets"
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, host David Coombs takes listeners on a deep-dive into a fictional company - North West Widgets - to explore how Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett might each evaluate the same investment opportun...
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Benjamin Graham's Guide to Investment vs Speculation: A Foundation of Value Investing
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, host David Coombs breaks down one of the most essential - and most misunderstood - principles in all of investing: the true difference between investment and speculation.Drawing from the t...
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12:49
Understanding Mr. Market: Why Benjamin Graham's Most Powerful Metaphor Still Drives Value Investing Today
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, host David Coombs revisits one of Benjamin Graham's most enduring and influential ideas: Mr Market. First introduced by Graham and later championed by Warren Buffett, the Mr Market metaphor remai...
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13:16
Tulip Mania: The First Bubble and the Timeless Lessons of Value Investing
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, host David Coombs explores one of the most famous episodes in financial history - Tulip Mania, the 17th century Dutch bubble that turned ordinary flower bulbs into symbols of speculative excess.<...
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12:29
Lessons from the 2008 Financial Crisis: A Value Investor's Guide to Market Storms
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, we take a deep dive into the 2008 Financial Crisis - the most severe market collapse of the modern era - and explore what it teaches us about risk, human behaviour, and investing wisely. Join Dav...
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12:53
Why Even Smart Investors Get It Wrong: Lessons in Value Investing
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, we explore one of the most overlooked aspects of value investing: the inevitability of mistakes.Guided by the principles of Benjamin Graham - mentor to Warren Buffett - we discuss why even...
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12:04
The Eternal Allure of Easy Money - and How Value Investors Resist It
Can the stars predict the stock market? A century ago, thousands believed they could. Today, the same impulse drives countless investors toward "get-rich-quick" gurus and online influencers. In this episode, we uncover the psychology behind our...
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12:59
Warren Buffett's Secret Weapon: The Moat That Protects Great Businesses
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, host David Coombs takes a deep dive into one of Warren Buffett's most enduring investment principles - the durable competitive advantage, or what Buffett calls a company's "economic moat."...
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11:59
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, we explore one of the most dramatic cautionary tales in financial history: the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management. Founded by Nobel Prize winners and Wall Street legends, LTCM promised near...
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11:37
The Marshmallow Test: Patience, Psychology, and the Investor's Edge
What does a 1970s psychology experiment involving children and marshmallows have to do with long-term investing? In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, we explore the parallels between delayed gratification and successful value invest...
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10:51
The UK Stock Market: Unloved, Undervalued, and Ripe for Reappraisal?
The UK stock market has been underperforming - not just recently, but for years. From Brexit uncertainty to structural investing habits and a lack of flashy tech names, the FTSE has fallen out of favour with both domestic and international inve...
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10:49
Diversification: How Much Is Too Much? Finding Your Investment Sweet Spot
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, we tackle one of value investing's oldest questions: how much diversification is enough - and when does it become too much? Guided by the wisdom of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffet, we explore w...
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10:43
Inside the Circle: Why Understanding Beats Guesswork in Investing
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, David Coombs dives into a foundational principle of value investing: staying within your circle of competence. Inspiured by the teaching of of Benjamin Graham and the wisdom of Warren Buffett, we...
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10:25
All That Glitters is Not Value: Gold and The Value Investor
Is gold a timeless hedge or just shiny nonsense? In this episode, David Coombs dismantles the glittering myth of gold as a solid investment for value investors. From personal distaste for gaudy accessories to a lack of intrinsic value, nothing ...
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9:06
Act Like an Owner: The Mindset That Powers Value Investing
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, we explore one of the most overlooked yet powerful principles in value investing: thinking and acting like a true owner of the business in which we hold stock. Host David Coombs breaks down why a...
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9:37
Speculation vs. Investment: Is There Room for a Little Gamble?
In this episode of Intelligent Investment Today, host David Coombs steps outside the typical boundaries of value investing to explore a surprising topic: intelligent speculation. While speculation is often seen as the antithesis of val...
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9:32
Margin of Safety: The Key to Defensive Investing
In this edition we re-examine one of the central tenets of value investment - The Margin Of Safety Principle. This principle was put forward by Benjamin Graham to insure against mistakes or errors of judgement in the selection of stock. The pri...
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9:13
The Retention Trap: Why Companies Hold Back Dividends
In this edition we take a look at dividend policy and the habit that many businesses have fallen into of retaining earnings when it is not always in the shareholders best interest for them to do so. We consider why many businesses and managemen...
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11:17
The Value Investor’s DNA: Traits You Can’t Teach
In this edition we look at some of the common traits shared by the typical value investor. One of the main qualities seems to be our need to obtain value for money whether that be in the purchase of stocks at less than their intrinsic value or ...
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10:37
Gamestop 2.0? Inside the Next Meme Stock Craze
In this edition we look into a recent report of growing excitement on a certain Reddit forum about a whole new bunch of stocks. What one financial newspaper is tentatively dubbing Gamestop 2.0, we consider if investors have learned their lesson...
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9:45
The Alternative Investments Market - Worth The Hassle?
In this episode we investigate the pros and cons of investing in smaller listed businesses such as those listed on London's AIM index (Alternative Investments Market).
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11:26
The Efficient Markets Hypothesis vs Mr Market
In this episode we take the efficient markets hypothesis and consider if it really can stand up to scrutiny. Does the parable of Mr Market offer a better understanding of how the markets work in reality?
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9:56
Neil Woodford - Britain's Greatest Ever Value Investor?
In this edition we take a look at the career highs and lows of The British Value Investor Neil Woodford. After 26 years of Buffett rivalling performance at his Invesco Fund his reputation was heavily tarnished after the investment fund he set u...
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The Japanese Economic Miracle And The Lost Decades
In this edition we take a look at the Japanese economic miracle. In the four decades that followed the Second World War Japan's economy went on to become the world's third largest. We then look at the lost decades that followed the economic cra...
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