Podcast appearances and mentions of ian cassel

In this episode, we dive into the most controversial takesfrom our podcast guests. Inspired by a brilliant question from Meb Faber(thanks, Meb!), we've compiled insights from top financial minds to explorebeliefs that challenge conventional wisdom. From debunking dividend hype toreimagining the role of options and AI in investing, this episode is packedwith thought-provoking perspectives. Main Topics Covered: - Meb Faber challenges the obsession with dividends - Mike Green introduces Goodhart's Law to investing,suggesting that once a metric is tracked, its effectiveness diminishes. - Jim Paulsen downplays the importance of monetary policyand valuation, emphasizing Main Street sentiment over Wall Street metrics. - Ben Carlson defends retail investors, claiming they'rebetter behaved than ever thanks to modern tools and advice. - Dan Rasmussen disputes the predictability of growth,asserting past financials reveal little about a company's future. - Lindsay Bell and Shannon Saccocia advocate for learningthrough failure and a forward-looking, futurist mindset in investing. - Cem Karsan flips the script, arguing options are the trueunderlying asset, not derivatives. - Andrew Beer champions simplicity over complexity, citingthe success of straightforward hedge fund bets. - Jason Buck questions the existence of long-term alpha,favoring a diversified, rebalanced approach. - Ian Cassel challenges the low-turnover mantra, suggestinghigh turnover can work. - Scott McBride dismisses the need for catalysts in valueinvesting, focusing on valuation and governance. - Larry Swedroe critiques low-volatility strategies, arguingthey only shine when paired with value. - Kris Sidial highlights the importance of trading psyche, aview often dismissed by quant-driven peers. - Kai Wu predicts AI will enhance, not replace, financialjobs by handling rote tasks and freeing humans for creativity. - Doug Clinton forecasts a multi-trillion-dollar AI-poweredasset management industry within a decade. - Meb Faber (again!) flips the narrative on internationalinvesting, showing it's a winner for 49 out of 50 countries.

How does a maker of pesto sauce become a 28-bagger? The recipe calls for profitability, focused management, and sustainable earnings, along with a few other ingredients. Ian Cassel is a micro-cap investor, the founder of MicroCap Club, and the author of two books. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Buck Hartzell caught up with Cassel for a conversation about investing in the smallest kinds of public companies. They also discuss: - How to evaluate companies with market caps less than $500M. - What makes an “intelligent fanatic.” - Why growing a stock position is like cultivating a relationship. Host: Buck Hartzell Guest: Ian Cassel Producer: Mac Greer, Mary Long Engineer: Chace Pryzlepa, RIck Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on the show today is with John Rotonti, Portfolio Manager at Islamorada Investment Management. John very recently joined Islamorada Investment Management running their Industrial and Infrastructure portfolio, and he's been actively researching and dissecting about the electrification of everything plus anything housing related. We jump in headfirst on his investing philosophy and checklist/criteria when looking at this swath of companies. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them.   For more information about Islamorada Investment Management, please visit: https://www.islainvest.com/  You can Follow John Rotonti on Twitter/X: @Jrogrow We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Denver Smith, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Carlson Ridge Capital. We've done a number of episodes over the years on Activist Investing, and I'd say all the investors that end up going activist, it's a reluctant endeavour; they basically, with all the circumstances happening in that particular company, made a conscious decision doing a time and cost analysis that it was a necessary step. But the biggest difference between most activist investors we've had on, or rather, investors that have gone active, is that they wouldn't necessarily describe themselves as activist investors; it was all situational. While becoming an activist investor was initially unintentional with my guest today, Denver Smith, he is now most certainly intentional when the circumstances are ripe. And we dive into what a ripe situation looks like. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about Carlson Ridge Capital, please visit: https://carlsonridge.com/ We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is with Devin LaSarre, Founder & Editor of Invariant. I've been following Devin for a while on social media, and invited him on to better understand his overall investing philosophy, and then specifically dig into an industry / idea a bit further. This episode I would say falls into the "ways of seeing" bucket, meaning, every once in a while I have a conversation on here with someone that has a completely different way they look at investing that I find very unique. In this case, Devin's focus on finding very "unclean" stories and doing the work to clean it up struck a chord that I wanted to understand further. I had a blast jamming on this concept, and then diving further on the Nicotine industry and his thesis on Haypp Group. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about Invariant, please visit: https://invariant.substack.com/ You can Follow Devin LaSarre on Twitter/X: https://x.com/DevinLaSarre We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Kyle Grieve, Host of We Study Billionaires Podcast on the Investor's Podcast Network. I've been a fan from afar and had the chance to hang with Kyle at our conference in Vancouver last year. We had a blast and thought we should bring that energy to the podcast. I wanted to learn more about his background and how he got hooked into our MicroCap world here. We dove deeper into his thoughts on the differences between a quality business and quality investment, his criteria for an ideal investment and we close with lessons learned that came to his mind from his interviews on the We Host Billionaires podcast. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them.   For more information about We Study Billionaires, please visit: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/we-study-billionaires/   You can Follow Kyle Grieve on Twitter/X: https://x.com/IrrationalMrkts    We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Adam Wilk, Founder and Portfolio Manager at Greystone Capital Management. I invited Adam back on to discuss an article he wrote back in August 2024 to explore the idea of investors/shareholders finding companies, in other words, delving deeper into a statement made famous by Buffett, "companies ultimately end up with the shareholders they deserve." There's many different ways to think about this concept - Adam and I do our best to cover them all. I thought it was particularly interesting for why Adam even wrote the article was inspired by potential LPs and other investors asking him why won't this company stay cheap forever; I would've thought for sure this article was inspired by management teams asking him about this topic. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about Greystone Capital Management, please visit: https://www.greystonevalue.com/ You can Follow Adam Wilk on Twitter/X here: https://x.com/AKWilk MicroCapClub article: https://microcapclub.com/we-will-find-you/ We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

Value: After Hours is a podcast about value investing, Fintwit, and all things finance and investment by investors Tobias Carlisle, and Jake Taylor. See our latest episodes at https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast We are live every Tuesday at 1.30pm E / 10.30am P. About Jake Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamjake1 Jake's book: The Rebel Allocator https://amzn.to/2sgip3l ABOUT THE PODCAST Hi, I'm Tobias Carlisle. I launched The Acquirers Podcast to discuss the process of finding undervalued stocks, deep value investing, hedge funds, activism, buyouts, and special situations. We uncover the tactics and strategies for finding good investments, managing risk, dealing with bad luck, and maximizing success. SEE LATEST EPISODES https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/ SEE OUR FREE DEEP VALUE STOCK SCREENER https://acquirersmultiple.com/screener/ FOLLOW TOBIAS Website: https://acquirersmultiple.com/ Firm: https://acquirersfunds.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenbackd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycarlisle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobiascarlisle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobias_carlisle ABOUT TOBIAS CARLISLE Tobias Carlisle is the founder of The Acquirer's Multiple®, and Acquirers Funds®. He is best known as the author of the #1 new release in Amazon's Business and Finance The Acquirer's Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market, the Amazon best-sellers Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (2014) (https://amzn.to/2VwvAGF), Quantitative Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors (2012) (https://amzn.to/2SDDxrN), and Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors (2016) (https://amzn.to/2SEEjVn). He has extensive experience in investment management, business valuation, public company corporate governance, and corporate law. Prior to founding the forerunner to Acquirers Funds in 2010, Tobias was an analyst at an activist hedge fund, general counsel of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and a corporate advisory lawyer. As a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions he has advised on transactions across a variety of industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Singapore, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Guam. He is a graduate of the University of Queensland in Australia with degrees in Law (2001) and Business (Management) (1999).

My guest on the show today is Whit Huguley, Fund Manager at River Oaks Capital. I've known Whit for a few years now, first having met him at one of my own conferences in Vegas, and have gotten to know and appreciate Whit's investing style. He launched his Fund, River Oaks Capital, about 5 years ago now, and while he's in the middle of writing his annual letter, he graciously jumped on the pod to talk more about what he's learned from running a MicroCap fund thus far. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them.   For more information about River Oaks Capital, please visit: https://www.riveroaks-capital.com/  You can Follow Whit Huguley on Twitter/X: https://x.com/Whit_Huguley    We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Conor Maguire, Founder and Editor of the Value Situations Newsletter on Substack. I've always enjoyed Conor's appearances on Yet Another Value Podcast pitching individual ideas, and invited him on here to share more about his background, fundamental investing philosophy, what an ideal investment looks like to him, investing framework, and more. Special situations is always fun to talk about, in my opinion, and some of my favorite conversations are had when discussing the topic. This one with Conor fits that bill in spades. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about the Value Situations Newsletter, please visit: https://valuesits.substack.com/  You can Follow Conor Maguire on Twitter/X: https://x.com/ValueSituations We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Maj Soueidan, Founder and Editor at GeoInvesting. 2024 is in the books, and like every good podcaster, we had to do our version of a year-in-review, and in the MicroCap world, there's no shortage of things to cover. So much so, this might be Maj and I's longest pod ever - an hour and 40 minutes worth of mostly what I think we do best, jam session on MicroCap stocks and investing. Maj absolutely cooks on this episode, and it's always fun to watch. We dissect defining quality, round trips, unexpected winners, information arbitrage, growth capital, how diversification can allow you to concentrate, and much more. We discussed a number of stocks during our interview today, I am not a shareholder in any of them, and Maj also may or may not own companies that comprise their Tier One Quality MicroCap Index, please see MS MicroCaps and GeoInvesting for full disclosure.   For more information about MS MicroCap Cliffnotes, please visit: https://mscliffnotes.substack.com/ For more information about GeoInvesting, please visit: https://geoinvesting.com/ We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Roger Fan, Founder and CIO of RF Capital Management. Firstly, shout out to Chris Abbott from 1035 Capital for the introduction. Roger runs a long-biased investment firm in LA that invests primarily in equities, and focuses on nanocaps and special situations. Their objective is to compound at 15-20%+ over the long term with a concentrated portfolio and minimal/no leverage or shorting. I invited Roger on to learn more about his strategy and how he intends to achieve these returns. Roger mentioned a number of names during the interview today and for full disclosure, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about RF Capital Management, please visit: https://www.rfcapitalmanagement.com/ You can Follow Roger Fan on Twitter/X @rgrfan: https://x.com/rgrfan We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft  

My guest on the show today is Deiya Pernas, Co-Founder and Analyst at Pernas Research. Growth, runway for growth, greenfield opportunities, current market penetration, competitive landscape: these are all concepts we need to think about when looking at MicroCaps, and we've talked at length on this show about. The idea, or the ability, to conceptualize the future for any given company is a skill I think we all wish we had mastered (then we'd all be extremely wealthy), and yet, is what makes investing in Small, MicroCaps so damn fun. Deiya and his team at Pernas Research focus heavily on companies where their future is brighter than their current state, in other words, how the conceptualization of their futures are different from market perception. We dig into this idea today, and provide a few examples to illustrate what Deiya means. Deiya mentioned a number of names during the interview today and for full disclosure, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about Pernas Research, please visit: https://pernasresearch.com/  You can Follow Deiya Pernas and Pernas Research on Twitter/X @pernasresearch: https://x.com/pernasresearch  We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

In diesem Podcast erwarten euch neben aktuellen Nachrichten auch regelmäßige Deep-Dives zu Aktien aus dem Nano-, Micro- und Small-Cap-Bereich. Dabei werden wir auch regelmäßig interessante Gäste aus diesem Bereich einladen und in "Break the Thesis" kritische Fragen stellen.Unser Ziel ist es, alle relevanten Informationen zur Verfügung zu stellen, damit sich jeder ein eigenes Bild machen kann.Thema: #35 - Depotvorstellung Andy + Updates zu DEFAMA ($DEF.DE), Sow Good ($SOWG) und Regis Corp ($RGS) Wir dürfen heute eine wahre Twitter/X-Legende im Podcast begrüßen! Andy ist vor allem bekannt für seine Arbeit in der Microcap-Community. In regelmäßigen Spaces lädt er sowohl deutschsprachige als auch englischsprachige Größen ein – darunter niemand geringeres als Ian Cassel. Doch heute wollen wir vor allem über Andys Portfolio sprechen: Nach welchen Kriterien nimmt er eine Aktie ins Portfolio auf? Warum investiert er in japanische Net-Nets, und weshalb hält er mehr als 20 % seines Portfolios in Cash?Ansonsten hat auch DEFAMA($DEF.DE) mittlerweile neue Zahlen vorgelegt und im Jubiläums-Twitter-Space gab es einige interessante Aussagen von CEO Matthias Schrade zur zukünftigen Kapitalallokation . Außerdem reden wir über die neusten Ereignisse bei Sow Good ($SOWG), die vor allem von einer fragwürdigen Kommunikation des Managements geprägt sind. Aktivist Gary Wyetzner veröffentlichte einen Artikel zu Regis Corp ($RGS). Darin stellt er seine Vision für das Unternehmen dar und hat bis dahin wenig diskutierte neue Vorschläge für die zukünftige Kapitallokation. Gast: Andy ( auf X ) Ein großes Dankeschön gilt auch unserer Community für die Unterstützung! [00:00] Intro + Vorstellung Gast[05:42] Portfolio Analyse[06:11] EVS Broadcast[15:10] Innovative Food Holdings[18:56] Medical Facilities Corp[22:40] Kri-Kri Milk[27:40] Citizens Bancshare Corporations[36:32] FitLife Brands[41:28] Macfarlane Group PLC[50:00] Frequentis AG [55:00] Gentili Mosconi[57:45] National World PLC[01:01:54] Japanische Aktien[01:12:45] Defama AG Q3 - Ein kurzer Überblick[01:34:00] Gary Wyetzner LinkedIn Blogpost[01:52:55] SOW GOOD (Bad) Disaster[02:12:30] Community Feedback[02:24:18] Disclaimer⚠️ Disclaimer: Dieser Podcast ist ausschließlich zu Informations- und Unterhaltungszwecken gedachtund stellt weder eine Anlageberatung noch eine Aufforderung zum Kauf/Verkauf von Aktien dar.Weitere ausführliche Informationen hierzu unter: https://www.hiddenreturns.eu/about

My guest on the show today is Colin King, Partner at Circle City Capital Group, Inc., and known as @valuedontlie on Twitter/X. I think we've all seen those memes and videos of folks who left their amazing job at Goldman Sacks to buy multiple small businesses, then of course, if you subscribe to their newsletter they'll show you how they did it. All jokes aside, it's a strategy that has worked time and again for many folks out there, however, buying and operating small private businesses is not as easy as social media would make you think, goes without saying. I invited on Colin to talk about his journey to launching and running this strategy at Circle City Capital Group. Colin mentioned a number of names during the interview today and for full disclosure, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about Circle City Capital Group, Inc., please visit: https://www.circlecitycapitalgroup.com/ You can Follow Colin King on Twitter/X @valuedontlie: https://x.com/valuedontlie We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Tristan Waine, better known as @hurdle_rate on Twitter/X and Editor, Author of the Hurdle Rate newsletter on Substack. We've talked many times here about the circle of competence, investing in what you know, looking at companies that produce goods or services that you actually consume, a style of investing, or more specifically, idea generation that Peter Lynch made famous. In our conversation today, Tristan and I talk extensively about this concept as it pertains to his investing style and philosophy. Specifically, we thought we could up the boring business ante, by talking about the sexiest businesses alive: accounting and document management software. In all seriousness, we have a great time, and Tristan provides some valuable insight on the topic of investing in what you know. Tristan mentioned a number of names during the interview today and for full disclosure, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about the Hurdle Rate newsletter on Substack, please visit: https://hurdlerate.substack.com/ You can Follow Tristan on Twitter/X @hurlde_rate: https://x.com/hurdle_rate We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Leon, better known as @mavix_leon on Twitter/X, and writer/editor of Underfollowed Stocks Newsletter on Substack. As his publication indicates, Leon is all about finding underfollowed investing opportunities with little to no institutional following, a natural fit for our show here. I invited him on to better understand his approach here, plus: European Small/MicroCaps, disassociating from FOMO and his thesis on Shelly Group $SLYG. Leon mentioned a number of names during the interview today and for full disclosure, I am not a shareholder in any of them.  For more information about Underfollowed Stocks newsletter, please visit: https://underfollowedstocks.substack.com/ You can Follow @mavix_leon on Twitter/X here: https://x.com/mavix_leon We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Dylan Marrello, better known as @ragingbullcap on Twitter/X. I've been following Dylan for a while now and wanted to invite him on to learn more about investing strategy, philosophy, and most interestingly, what investing themes he's looking at right now. As a natural contrarian, we jammed on a bunch of these ideas, including: counter cyclicality, offshore oil drilling, commercial real estate, coal, buying scarce assets, inflation protection, and more! We also talk at length about his largest position, Cipher Pharmaceuticals. Dylan mentioned a number of names during the interview today and for full disclosure, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about Raging Bull Investments Substack, please visit: https://ragingbullinvestments.substack.com/ You can Follow Dylan on Twitter/X @ragingbullcap: https://x.com/ragingbullcap We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

In this episode of Excess Returns, we sit down with Ian Cassel, founder of MicroCap Club and Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. We explore the fascinating world of microcap investing, where Ian shares his expertise in finding and investing in ultra-small public companies. We dive deep into Ian's investment philosophy, discussing how he identifies promising microcap companies, the importance of finding exceptional management teams, and his approach to portfolio management. We cover: - What defines a microcap stock and the size of the microcap universe - The concept of "intelligent fanatics" and its importance in small company investing - Why profitability and management quality are crucial filters - How Ian approaches position sizing and portfolio concentration - The importance of setting proper capacity constraints in microcap investing - Why turnover can actually be beneficial in microcap portfolios - Red flags for individual investors to watch out for Whether you're an experienced investor or just getting started, this conversation offers valuable insights into an often overlooked corner of the market where significant opportunities can still be found.

My guest on the show today is Paul Cerro, CIO of Cedar Grove Capital Management. Paul was recently on Andrew Walker's Yet Another Value Podcast having a conversation about Red Cat Holdings $RCAT - a company we actually interviewed, now way back in the day, in 2019 when they were still on the Pink Sheets. He did an awesome job on the show, and invited him on today to learn more about his investing philosophy, strategy and why it's not necessarily bottom fishing when looking at MicroCaps. For more information about Paul Cerro and Cedar Grove Capital Management, please visit: https://www.cedargrovecm.com/ We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

My guest on the show today is Nick Blitterswyk, CEO of UGE International. On May 29, 2024, UGE announced an arrangement agreement for going private transaction with NOVA Infrastructure Fund for an all-cash consideration of C$2.00 per common share, a 270% premium to the closing price of the common shares on May 28, 2024. The company officially closed the planned take-private transaction on August 15, 2024. Today's interview has a few factors at play here: 1. We've done quite a few interviews recently here, i.e., with Mathieu Martin and Paul Andreola, about how M&A has been hot, particularly in Canada, for the last 12-18 months, with no signs of slowing down. 2. I've known Nick now for almost 10 years, having first interviewed him back in 2015, and have covered the UGE journey from beginning to now conclusion of their life as a public company. So, I wanted to share with you all a conversation about Nick's experience as a MicroCap public company CEO, what it means to run a MicroCap public company, what happened and why now was the time to go forward with the transaction to go private, lessons learned, insights to pass on about his experience being a MicroCap CEO and more! Now that the deal has officially closed, I really appreciated Nick's candor and hopefully a lot can be gleaned from this episode that the entire MicroCap space can learn from, as well as a glimpse behind the thought process when faced with the prospect of staying public vs. being acquired/going private. For more information about UGE, please visit: https://ugei.com/ We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

Ian Cassel has been investing in microcaps for the last two decades. He is a full time private investor. He also runs Microcap Club, where microcap investors share interesting ideas.Links* Microcap Club: https://microcapclub.com/* Intelligent Fanatics Capital: https://if.capital/* Ian's Twitter feed: https://x.com/iancasselDisclaimerNothing on this podcast is investment advice.The information in this podcast is for information and discussion purposes only. It does not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell any financial instruments or other products.  Investment decisions should not be made with this article and one should take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or institution.Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances from their own tax, financial, legal, and other advisers about the risks and merits of any transaction before making an investment decision, and only make such decisions on the basis of the investor's own objectives, experience, and resources.The information contained in this podcast & show notes is based on generally-available information and, although obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be assured, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.Investments in financial instruments or other products carry significant risk, including the possible total loss of the principal amount invested. This podcast, the host, and the guest do not purport to identify all the risks or material considerations that may be associated with entering into any transaction. This host & guest accepts no liability for any loss (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) that may arise from any use of the information contained in or derived from this content. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.securityanalysis.org/subscribe

My guest on the show today is Jason Buck, CIO of Mutiny Funds. I met Jason at Ian Cassel's MicroCapClub Leadership Summit in Idaho in a classic random, sitting in the back of the presentation conversation, happened to be sitting next to each other, reason why we go to these events-type interaction that ultimately leads to a podcast invite. We cover a ton, but mostly digging into Jason's background and how it inspired the best named investing strategy out there, the Cockroach Strategy. For more information about Mutiny Funds, please visit: https://mutinyfund.com/ To attend our next investor conference, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VANCOUVER in association with Small Cap Discoveries, taking place at the Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver on September 25-26, 2024, please register here: https://planetmicrocapshowcase.com/signup Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

On today's episode, Kyle Grieve chats with Ian Cassel about the art of success in the private investing world, key investing skills to help manage stress, simple methods for finding new investing ideas, consolidating your stock buying framework, the challenges that must be overcome to hold a stock successfully, when they sell a stock, how to develop perseverance like a legendary investor, and a whole lot more! Ian had a long history as a full-time private investor of microcaps. He then transitioned to become the founder of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He is the founder of MicroCapClub.com and co-founder of IntelligentFanatics.com. He's co-authored two books on Intelligent Fanatics. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - The stresses that must be overcome with being a private investor. 05:18 - Why you shouldn't project performance through a bull market with performance going forward (good performance through a bull market is unlikely to remain the same over a full cycle). 12:20 - How to think about survival with your portfolio through brutal bear markets. 17:11 - A sneak peek into Ian's framework for the skills of investing that are required for outperformance. 23:49 - How to build the skill of identifying stock ideas and Ian's five favorite ways. 28:53 - The power of thinking about the downside before thinking of the upside in investing. 36:21 - Why you can pay double your initial price for a business with increasing earnings power and get a better deal at a higher price. 42:50 - The potential weaknesses of coffee canning and why it does not work on every investment. 46:38 - The four reasons for selling a stock. 1:03:51 - How to deal with biases with being a long-only investor. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Read the MicroCapClub Blog and sign up for the newsletter here. Join the MicroCapClub here. Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover Briggs & Riley American Express The Bitcoin Way Public Onramp USPS SimpleMining Sound Advisory Shopify AT&T BAM Capital HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Today's guest is Ian Cassel. Ian is the founder of MicroCap Club, which is a best idea generator and networking resource for the microcap space. Ian is also the CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management, which invests in small, illiquid microcaps. In today's episode, Ian gives an overview of the microcap space. He shares common mistakes  people make when investing in microcap stocks, what he looks for when analyzing companies, and common characteristics he's found in multi-bagger stocks. (1:05) Overview of the micro-cap sector (3:12) Misconceptions about micro-cap stocks (7:52) Advantages of micro-caps in public markets (14:14) Ian's investment journey (27:30) Case studies (33:03) The discovery phase (37:21) Ian's current holdings (44:32) Selling strategies (46:33) Analyzing the current micro-cap landscape (50:27) Ian's most memorable investment ----- Follow Meb on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube For detailed show notes, click here To learn more about our funds and follow us, subscribe to our mailing list or visit us at cambriainvestments.com ----- Follow The Idea Farm: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok ----- Interested in sponsoring the show? Email us at Feedback@TheMebFaberShow.com ----- Past guests include Ed Thorp, Richard Thaler, Jeremy Grantham, Joel Greenblatt, Campbell Harvey, Ivy Zelman, Kathryn Kaminski, Jason Calacanis, Whitney Baker, Aswath Damodaran, Howard Marks, Tom Barton, and many more.  ----- Meb's invested in some awesome startups that have passed along discounts to our listeners. Check them out here!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on the show today is John Givens, CEO of VirTra (NASDAQ: VTSI). VirTra is a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators and firearms training simulators for the law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets. The company's patented technologies, software, and scenarios provide intense training for de-escalation, judgmental use-of-force, marksmanship, and related training that mimics real-world situations. I first heard VirTra's presentation, I believe as far back as 2014 or 2015 at one of Ian Cassel's MicroCapClub Investor Summits, which I'll be attending again this year in Idaho. Since my first introduction to the story, the company has a new CEO, John Givens, who I invited on to discuss: History of VirTra and what he's accomplished since taking over as CEO Challenges the company faced over the last couple years, and how John overcame them Competitive landscape and better understanding of their Military and Law Enforcement customer base, and John's 3-5 year vision for the company For more information about VirTra, please visit: https://www.virtra.com/ This podcast was recorded and is being made available by SNN, Inc. (together with its affiliates and its and their employees, “SNN”) solely for informational purposes. SNN is not providing or undertaking to provide any financial, economic, legal, accounting, tax, or other advice in or by virtue of this podcast. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions provided in this podcast are general in nature, and such information, statements, comments, views, and opinions, and the viewing of/listening to this podcast are not intended to be and should not be construed as the provision of investment advice by SNN. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast do not constitute and should not be construed as an offer to buy or sell any securities or to make or consider any investment or other course of action. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast (including by guest speakers who are not officers, employees, or agents of SNN) are not necessarily those of SNN and may not be current. Reference to any specific third-party entity, product, service, materials, or content does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the SNN. SNN assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. The views expressed by guest speakers are their own and their appearance on this podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. SNN does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information, statements, comments, views, or opinions contained in this podcast, which may include forward-looking statements where actual results may differ materially. SNN does not undertake any obligation whatsoever to provide any form of update, amendment, change, or correction to any of the information, statements, comments, views or opinions set forth in this podcast. SNN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST. By accessing this podcast, the listener acknowledges that the entire contents and design of this podcast, are the property of SNN, or used by SNN with permission, and are protected under U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal or other non-commercial educational purposes. No other use, including without limitation, reproduction, retransmission, or editing of this podcast may be made without the prior written consent of SNN.

You can find Ian on X here and apply to Microcap Club here. In this conversation, we cover:  Ian's philosophy Top down: Good story, scarcity (1/1), tailwind, undiscovered  Bottom up: Fort Knox balance sheet, profitable, cash flow, could grow through recession, valuation 2x over 3 years) Ian's edge with personal management relationships Why investors' main job is getting to the truth quicker  And much more Thank you so much for listening, we really appreciate you. If you have found this valuable, please consider leaving us a ⁠review⁠ as it will help more people find it! Thanks you're awesome! You can find more information and content here.  Again, we really appreciate that you would take the time to listen. Hope it was valuable. Let us know if you have any questions! To listen to more episodes, you can find them ⁠here⁠. Disclaimer: Under the Investing City umbrella, Infuse Asset Management LP (“Infuse”) is an investment management company to a fund that is in the business of buying and selling securities and other financial instruments. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell an interest in a private fund or any other security. An offer or solicitation of an investment in a private fund will only be made to accredited investors pursuant to a private placement memorandum and associated documents.  Infuse may change its views about or its investment positions in any of the securities mentioned in this document at any time, for any reason or no reason. Infuse may buy, sell, or otherwise change the form or substance of any of its investments. Infuse disclaims any obligation to notify the market of any such changes.  The information in this material is only current as of the date indicated and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. Statements concerning financial market trends are based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate. Any statements of opinion constitute only current opinions of Infuse which are subject to change and which Infuse does not undertake to update. Due to, among other things, the volatile nature of the markets, and an investment in the fund/partnership may only be suitable for certain investors. Parties should independently investigate any investment strategy or manager, and should consult with qualified investment, legal and tax professionals before making any investment.  The fund is not registered under the investment company act of 1940, as amended, in reliance on an exemption thereunder. Interests in the fund have not been registered under the securities act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state and are being offered and sold in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of said act and laws.

My guest on the show today is Brian Bares, Founder, Portfolio Manager, and Research Analyst at Bares Capital Management. I had the opportunity to meet Brian at Ian Cassel's MicroCapClub Leadership Summit last year in Chicago, where he participated in a Q&A with Connor Haley and Ian. Brian has an incredible background and vast amount of experience, not just investing in Small/MicroCaps, but also building a small/microcap strategy from scratch. In our conversation today, we talk about what it takes to launch a small/microcap strategy, how that process has changed in the last 25 years and how to differentiate yourself in order to stand out in a now crowded field of talented investors. For more information about Bares Capital Management, please visit: https://barescapital.com/ Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

Ian is the founder of MicroCapClub.com, a global community of microcap investors. He is also the founder of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management LLC, where his team works with private wealth clients to help give them exposure to the smallest public companies in the world. We discuss: The world of microcap investing Why the greatest investors started in microcap Building MicroCap Club Ian's process for investing in a company We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Links Ian on X MicroCapClub.com Topics (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:06) - Growing up near the Amish (00:06:31) - Getting into Microcap investing (00:13:42) - Why most microcaps lose money (00:16:02) - The cost of being a public company (00:17:57) - Why the greatest investors started in microcap (00:21:22) - Experiences during the GFC (00:26:29) - Starting MicroCapClub (00:32:20) - Ian's process (00:49:30) - Do you expect stock movement when you buy into a company? (00:54:40) - Due diligence  (01:02:01) - Finding undervalue (01:03:32) - Emotion in Investing (01:07:05) - Thoughts on the market (01:12:02) - What size does a microcap end? (01:14:06) - What are the best sources of information for mIcrocap? Support our Sponsors Fort Capital: https://bit.ly/FortCapital Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Chris on Social Media: X: https://bit.ly/3BYIjcH LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

On today's episode, Clay is joined by Ian Cassel to discuss multi-bagger first principles, what he's learned from investor Tony Deden, and biases he has had to overcome to continue improving as an investor. Ian is a full-time microcap investor and CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He is the founder of MicroCapClub.com and co-founder of the IntelligentFanatics.com.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 01:36 - Ian's investment journaling and reflection process. 06:19 - What Ian has learned from managing a fund for over 5 years. 08:56 - A 2023 overview for Ian's fund. 23:58 - What Ian learned from Anthony Deden. 27:43 - The multi-bagger first principles. 35:53 - A few case studies on multi-baggers. 53:26 - Why high insider ownership doesn't correlate with stocks that outperform. 54:02 - How attribution bias influences investor behavior. 58:08 - Ian's experience on the saying, “Risk is what you don't see.” 61:03 - How Ian decides whether he should average down in a position or not. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Learn more about the Berkshire Summit by clicking here or emailing Clay at clay@theinvestorspodcast.com. Ian's presentation on Multi-bagger First Principles. Ian's community, MicrocapClub. Ian's book, Intelligent Fanatics. Ryan Pape's interview at the MicroCap Leadership Summit. Related Episode: TIP563: Lightning in a Bottle & Microcap Investing w/ Ian Cassel | YouTube Video. Follow Ian on Twitter. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Babbel NetSuite Shopify Linkedin Marketing Solutions Fundrise Wise TurboTax NDTCO Fidelity Vacasa BiOptimizers - Nootopia American Express Business Gold Card Efani HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on the show today is Wolfgang Kirsch, Co-CEO of Shelly Group (SLYG.F). Shelly Group is an asset-light European smart home device designer, manufacturer, and distributor that has developed a smart home platform under the Shelly brand. The company specializes in the design, production, and distribution of smart, innovative, open-architecture, high-quality IoT home products (Smart Home). Its main business is a growing line of products under the brand “Shelly." I was introduced to the Shelly Group by a good friend and colleague, Adi Soglowek, thank you Adi, and had the pleasure of seeing Co-CEO, Wolfgang Kirsch, present the company at Ian Cassel's MicroCapClub Leadership Summit. At the time, I thought to myself, interesting presentation, but didn't quite understand how the "Shelly", Shelly Group's smart home product, was unique and different amongst the swath of smart home products we have here in the states. This is the reason I love this show because Wolfgang cleared up my confusion real quick, and we dove deep into how and why the Shelly Group chose this pathway for the products themselves and ultimately marketing to the DIY (do it yourself) community. We also discuss: Marketing strategy to break into the US market and how the company hopes to achieve its goal of $200M in revenues by 2026. With that, please enjoy my conversation with Wolfgang Kirsch, Co-CEO of Shelly Group. For more information about the Shelly Group, please visit: https://www.shelly.com/en-us This podcast was recorded and is being made available by SNN, Inc. (together with its affiliates and its and their employees, “SNN”) solely for informational purposes. SNN is not providing or undertaking to provide any financial, economic, legal, accounting, tax, or other advice in or by virtue of this podcast. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions provided in this podcast are general in nature, and such information, statements, comments, views, and opinions, and the viewing of/listening to this podcast are not intended to be and should not be construed as the provision of investment advice by SNN. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast do not constitute and should not be construed as an offer to buy or sell any securities or to make or consider any investment or other course of action. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast (including by guest speakers who are not officers, employees, or agents of SNN) are not necessarily those of SNN and may not be current. Reference to any specific third-party entity, product, service, materials, or content does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the SNN. SNN assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. The views expressed by guest speakers are their own and their appearance on this podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. SNN does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information, statements, comments, views, or opinions contained in this podcast, which may include forward-looking statements where actual results may differ materially. SNN does not undertake any obligation whatsoever to provide any form of update, amendment, change, or correction to any of the information, statements, comments, views or opinions set forth in this podcast. SNN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST. By accessing this podcast, the listener acknowledges that the entire contents and design of this podcast, are the property of SNN, or used by SNN with permission, and are protected under U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal or other non-commercial educational purposes. No other use, including without limitation, reproduction, retransmission, or editing of this podcast may be made without the prior written consent of SNN.

My guest on the show today is David Bastian, Chief Investment Officer of Kingdom Capital Advisors. I met David at Ian Cassel's MicroCap Leadership Summit a couple weeks ago, where he brought the house down with is comical (albeit serious) pitch on The Children's Place $PLCE. Safe to say, David was tailor made to be a great guest on my podcast, and he does not disappoint. In our conversation, we talk about quirky / off the beaten path investing, what that means, understanding when to make your move when assessing these quirky stocks and quick pitches on The Children's Place and National CineMedia. For more information about Kingdom Capital Advisors, please visit: https://www.kingdomcapitaladvisors.com/ You can Follow David Bastian on Twitter/X @kingdomcapadv: https://twitter.com/kingdomcapadv Today's episode is sponsored by: Stream by AlphaSense, an expert interview transcript library that integrates AI-generated call summaries and NLP search technology so their clients can quickly pinpoint the most critical insights. Start your FREE trial on their website: https://streamrg.co/PMC Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the SNN Network YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

Ian Cassel is the founder of MicroCapClub, co-author of the books about Intelligent Fanatics, and the CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. In this episode, we talk about “Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect” by Bob Rotella. The book covers the mental habits used by professional golfers, an area that turns out to be a ripe hunting ground for valuable investing advice.For more info about the podcast, go to the episode page and make sure to follow us on Twitter. We love to hear your thoughts on what you like and what we can improve, so please give us your rating and a review. You're also very welcome to tell us about great authors, books, and investors you want to hear on the show. Thank you! /Eddie & Niklas with teamThis episode was recorded on April 19, 2023.—————————————Episode Chapters(00:00) Intro by Eddie & Niklas (02:26) How Ian started with investing(07:13) Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect(13:26) Adapting your strategies to the world around you(16:55) Rigidity vs. flexibility in the investment process(19:29) Accepting things outside of your control(25:51) Letting investments influence your strategy(31:37) Appreciating the position you're in(36:11) The long versus the short game (42:27) Knowing when you know enough…(44:34) … and then knowing what to do(48:89) Learning about yourself through the market (51:39) Having productive distractions(55:13) Do investors age well? (58:32) Should you lower your expectations? (01:00:45) How to consider macroeconomics(01:03:55) Checking stock prices daily/Comparing yourself to others(01:07:52) The set-up at Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management—————————————Books MentionedIntelligent Fanatics - Sean Iddings and Ian Cassel Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect - Bob RotellaThe Elements of Scoring - Raymond Floyd—————————————More on IanTwitterMicroCapClubIntelligent Fanatics Capital Management—————————————About the PodcastIntro episode: https://www.redeye.se/podcast/investing-by-the-books/817383/0-intro-to-investing-by-the-books—————————————What is Investing by the Books?Investing by the Books was founded by Henrik Andersson, Bo Börtemark, Mats Larsson and Michael Persson. It has published hundreds of book reviews in the past 10 years and operates on a non-profit basis. Visit the website: http://www.investingbythebooks.com/Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Investbythebook—————————————What is Redeye?Redeye is a research-centered boutique investment bank from Stockholm. Founded in 1999, Redeye cultivates investors through timeless knowledge, a humble attitude, and a strong focus on quality. Visit the website: https://www.redeye.se/Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Redeye_—————————————DisclaimerNotice that the content in this podcast is not, and shall not be construed as investment advice. This information is meant to be informative and for general purposes only. For full disclaimer, visit Redeye.se

Clay Finck chats with best-selling author, Gautam Baid. We cover the passionate pursuit of lifelong learning, how he achieved his dream of being a professional portfolio manager, why he puts the majority of his focus on high quality businesses, why India's time has arrived, and much more.Gautam Baid, CFA is the Managing Partner of Stellar Wealth Partners India Fund, a Delaware-based investment partnership which is available to accredited investors in the US. Gautam is also the Equity Advisor of Complete Circle Stellar Wealth PMS, a portfolio management service which is available to Indian citizens and NRIs globally. Both funds are modeled after the Buffett Partnership fee structure and invest in listed Indian equities with a long-term, fundamental, and value-oriented approach.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro03:38 - Where Gautam's passion for value investing and lifelong learning originated from.07:07 - The realization that Gautam had to pursue his dream of managing money and investing in the stock market.10:52 - The story of Gautam applying to over 1,300 jobs in the investment industry before landing one as a portfolio manager.14:38 - How Gautam's book got published by Columbia Business School and became an international best seller in seven countries.18:43 - Gautam's definition of a high quality business.24:32 - Why Gautam allocates the majority of his portfolio to high quality businesses despite their richer valuations.30:00 - The characteristics of a business that indicate it has high staying power.31:06 - How Gautam identifies businesses that can earn super-normal profits.34:04 - Gautam's framework for selling stocks in his portfolio.35:35 - The four stages of a company's growth cycle.37:14 - Why Gautam looks for opportunities in all areas of the stock market, including cyclicals, spin-offs, and special situations.49:54 - Why it's so important to think probabilistically instead of deterministically.52:45 - Why forecasting the economy, the Fed, and interest rates is a fool's errand for stock investors.55:09 - Why humility is required to be a successful long-term investor.59:17 - Why US-based investors should consider investing in Indian equities.61:01 - Why Gautam believes that, “India's time has arrived.”64:51 - Long-term structural trends currently happening in India.69:02 - Why Gautam believes that the incentives in the overall investment industry are broken. 72:40 - The differences Gautam has found between managing a fund and managing his personal portfolio.75: 47 - Why lifelong learning is paramount to being a successful value investor.76: 28 - How to create an environment that promotes learning.78: 38 - Three investing and non-investing books Gautam recommends to our listeners.Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESCheck out our newly released TIP Mastermind Community.Learn more about Gautam's Fund – Stellar Wealth Partners.Learn more about Complete Circle Wealth.Check out The Joys of Compounding.Check out Clay's review of The Joys of Compounding or watch the video here.Joel Greenblatt's book, You Can Be a Stock Market Genius.Ed Chancellor's book, Capital Returns.Fred Schwed's book, Where are the Customers' Yachts?.Terry Smith's book, Investing for Growth.Charlie Munger 's book, Poor Charlie's Almanack.Peter Bevelin's book, Seeking Wisdom.Michael Mauboussin's book, More Than You Know.Check out our recent episode covering the Microcap Investing with Ian Cassel, or watch the video here.Follow Gautam on Twitter.Follow Clay on Twitter.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. 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Clay Finck chats with Dan Rasmussen about why Japanese equities offer some of the most attractive valuations in the market today, how stretched growth stock valuations are relative to value and much more.Dan is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Verdad, which is a global asset management firm that strives to achieve the highest risk-adjusted returns possible through rigorous research and its practical application.IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro.01:45 - Contrarian views of the market Dan holds relative to the rest of the market.05:14 - Why the US is overvalued relative to international stocks.09:19 - Historically how undervalued value indices are.13:27 - Why Dan is bullish on Japan.13:44 - The value mandate that Japan put in place to try and juice stock market valuations.24:11 - Dan's views on Japan's policy of yield curve control.24:42 - What's keeping investors away from Japan's stock market.30:57 - What the financial accelerator is and how it relates to the 2023 banking crisis.36:12 - How equity markets tend to behave after a Fed pause.36:30 - How high-interest rates are affecting corporate earnings.51:21 - Dan's views on the Chaos Kings and their strategy of Crisis Investing.60:40 - How Verdad's portfolios are positioned today.72:21 - What technologies excite Dan in creating a better society for the future.Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESCheck out our newly released TIP Mastermind Community.Check out Verdad.Check out of our review of Microcap Investing with Ian Cassel, or watch the video here.Follow Dan on Twitter.Follow Clay on Twitter.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSInvest in Bitcoin with confidence on River. It's the most secure way to buy Bitcoin with 100% full reserve custody and zero fees on recurring orders.Have the visibility and control you need to make better decisions faster with NetSuite's cloud financial system. Plus, take advantage of their unprecedented financing offer today - defer payments of a full NetSuite implementation. That's no payment and no interest for six months!Get your super sorted. Save money by consolidating multiple accounts, check out your investment options to see which is right for you, and see how extra contributions can make a big difference over time.Experience real language learning for real conversations with Babbel. Get 55% off your Babbel subscription today.Send, spend, and receive money around the world easily with Wise.Reach the world's largest audience with Linkedin, the place to B2B. Plus, enjoy a $100 credit on your next ad campaign!Choose Toyota for your next vehicle - SUVs that are known for their reliability and longevity, making them a great investment. Plus, Toyotas now have more advanced technology than ever before, maximizing that investment with a comfortable and connected drive.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.HELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Clay Finck talks with Charles Clinton on today's show, diving into commercial real estate and EquityMultiple. They discuss trends in prices amidst interest rate hikes, and how EquityMultiple ventures into niche asset classes like self-storage and car washes.Charles is the co-founder and CEO of EquityMultiple, which is a leading online investment platform that is leveraging technology to help modernize the real estate industryIN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro.01:35 - The macro trends that stand out in commercial real estate over the past decade.07:49 - What segments are included in the world of commercial real estate.09:07 - What attracted EquityMutliple to get into investing in self-storage units and car washes.15:00 - How Charles is seeing commercial real estate prices trending in light of interest rate hikes.24:28 - Why Charles is avoiding office space at current valuation levels.33:41 - How Charles sees the residential space developing over the coming years.39:28 - What private credit is and what attracts investors to private credit.49:21 - What products EquityMultiple offers on its platform.53:11 - What differentiates EquityMultiple from other crowdfunding platforms.60:12 - What's to come in the future for EquityMultiple.Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESCheck out our newly released TIP Mastermind Community.Check out EquityMultiple.Check out of our review of Microcap Investing with Ian Cassel, or watch the video here.Follow Clay on Twitter.Follow EquityMultiple's Twitter.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSInvest in Bitcoin with confidence on River. It's the most secure way to buy Bitcoin with 100% full reserve custody and zero fees on recurring orders.Have the visibility and control you need to make better decisions faster with NetSuite's cloud financial system. Plus, take advantage of their unprecedented financing offer today - defer payments of a full NetSuite implementation. That's no payment and no interest for six months!Get your super sorted. Save money by consolidating multiple accounts, check out your investment options to see which is right for you, and see how extra contributions can make a big difference over time.Experience real language learning for real conversations with Babbel. Get 55% off your Babbel subscription today.Send, spend, and receive money around the world easily with Wise.Reach the world's largest audience with Linkedin, the place to B2B. Plus, enjoy a $100 credit on your next ad campaign!Choose Toyota for your next vehicle - SUVs that are known for their reliability and longevity, making them a great investment. Plus, Toyotas now have more advanced technology than ever before, maximizing that investment with a comfortable and connected drive.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.HELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Clay Finck chats with fan favorite Ian Cassel about a wide array of topics, including the role of mentors in his development as an investor, the three characteristics of a business that lead to “Lightning in a Bottle”, and unconventional methods he uses to understand a business better than nearly all other investors.Ian is a full-time microcap investor and CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He is the founder of MicroCapClub.com and co-founder of the IntelligentFanatics.com. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro.06:40 - The role networks and mentors have played in Ian's development as an investor.10:47 - How Ian recommends going about finding and developing a relationship with a mentor.13:50 - How the microcap landscape has changed over the past 20 years.18:09 - What countries Ian is finding his best microcap ideas.19:33 - The three characteristics of a business that lead to “Lightning in a Bottle.”37:47 - Unconventional ways that Ian analyzes and better understand a business.48:15 - On-the-ground due diligence methods that Ian uses.56:51 - How Ian performs maintenance due diligence after purchasing a stock.59:29 - Why you shouldn't “coffee can” microcaps.64:03 - How Ian finds companies that are positioned to grow during any market environment.68:00 - Why Ian prefers to be in the first wave of discovery in microcap land.72:40 - How investors can source new investment ideas.77:00 - The investment filter Ian has recently used to discover ideas before other microcap investors.81:16 - What Ian's daily journaling practice looks like.Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESCheck out our newly released TIP Mastermind Community.Ian's Beginner's Guide to Researching Microcaps.Ian's community, MicrocapClub.Ian's book, Intelligent Fanatics.Check out of our review of Mastering the Market Cycle, or watch the video here.Follow Ian on Twitter.Follow Clay on Twitter.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSInvest in Bitcoin with confidence on River. It's the most secure way to buy Bitcoin with 100% full reserve custody and zero fees on recurring orders.If you're aware you need to improve your bitcoin security but have been putting it off, Unchained Capital‘s Concierge Onboarding is a simple way to get started—sooner rather than later. Book your onboarding today and at checkout, get $50 off with the promo code FUNDAMENTALS.Get your super sorted. Save money by consolidating multiple accounts, check out your investment options to see which is right for you, and see how extra contributions can make a big difference over time.Have the visibility and control you need to make better decisions faster with NetSuite's cloud financial system. Plus, take advantage of their unprecedented financing offer today – defer payments of a full NetSuite implementation. That's no payment and no interest for six months!Send, spend, and receive money around the world easily with Wise.Experience real language learning for real conversations with Babbel. Get 55% off your Babbel subscription today.Choose Toyota for your next vehicle – SUVs that are known for their reliability and longevity, making them a great investment. Plus, Toyotas now have more advanced technology than ever before, maximizing that investment with a comfortable and connected drive.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.HELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On episode 99 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ian Cassel to discuss microcap stocks, the state of the economy, how to analyze a company's management team, how investing is like golf, Silicon Valley on drugs, and much more! This episode is presented by Jack Carr's new high-adrenaline thriller, Only the Dead. Pick up your copy at: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Only-the-Dead/Jack-Carr/Terminal-List/9781982181697?utm_source=the_compound&utm_medium=atria_display_ad&utm_content=&utm_campaign=only_the_dead_ad Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

Value: After Hours is a podcast about value investing, Fintwit, and all things finance and investment by investors Tobias Carlisle and Jake Taylor. See our latest episodes at https://acquirersmultiple.com/  We are live every Tuesday at 1.30pm E / 10.30am P. Ian Cassell is the Founder of the MicroCapClub https://microcapclub.com/ and CIO Intelligent Fanatics https://if.capital/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanCassel About Jake: Journalytic Jake is a partner at Farnam Street: http://farnam-street.com/vah Jake's podcast: https://twitter.com/5_GQs Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamjake1 Jake's book: The Rebel Allocator https://amzn.to/2sgip3l About Bill: Bill runs Sullimar Capital Group, a family investment firm. Bill's website: https://sullimarcapital.group/ Bill's Twitter: @BillBrewsterSCG ABOUT THE PODCAST Hi, I'm Tobias Carlisle. I launched The Acquirers Podcast to discuss the process of finding undervalued stocks, deep value investing, hedge funds, activism, buyouts, and special situations. We uncover the tactics and strategies for finding good investments, managing risk, dealing with bad luck, and maximizing success. SEE LATEST EPISODES https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/ SEE OUR FREE DEEP VALUE STOCK SCREENER https://acquirersmultiple.com/screener/ FOLLOW TOBIAS Website: https://acquirersmultiple.com/ Firm: https://acquirersfunds.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenbackd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycarlisle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobiascarlisle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobias_carlisle ABOUT TOBIAS CARLISLE Tobias Carlisle is the founder of The Acquirer's Multiple®, and Acquirers Funds®. He is best known as the author of the #1 new release in Amazon's Business and Finance The Acquirer's Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market, the Amazon best-sellers Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (2014) (https://amzn.to/2VwvAGF), Quantitative Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors (2012) (https://amzn.to/2SDDxrN), and Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors (2016) (https://amzn.to/2SEEjVn). He has extensive experience in investment management, business valuation, public company corporate governance, and corporate law. Prior to founding the forerunner to Acquirers Funds in 2010, Tobias was an analyst at an activist hedge fund, general counsel of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and a corporate advisory lawyer. As a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions he has advised on transactions across a variety of industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Singapore, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Guam.

Ian Cassel stops back by The Business Brew to check in.  As you may remember, Ian is a full-time microcap investor and founder of MicroCapClub. Ian started investing as a teenager and learned from losing his money over and over again. Today he is a full-time private investor that supports himself and his family by investing in microcaps.  He is also the author of two books: Intelligent Fanatics Project: How Great Leaders Build https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Fanatics-Project-Sustainable-Businesses/dp/0997576502/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=7vP7f&content-id=amzn1.sym.22f5776b-4878-4918-9222-7bb79ff649f4&pf_rd_p=22f5776b-4878-4918-9222-7bb79ff649f4&pf_rd_r=140-2211477-9010244&pd_rd_wg=oufjI&pd_rd_r=438a9be9-ba2c-44c0-a800-30367bc020a7&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk Intelligent Fanatics: Standing On The Shoulders of Giants https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Fanatics-Standing-Shoulders-Giants/dp/0997576537/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=7vP7f&content-id=amzn1.sym.22f5776b-4878-4918-9222-7bb79ff649f4&pf_rd_p=22f5776b-4878-4918-9222-7bb79ff649f4&pf_rd_r=140-2211477-9010244&pd_rd_wg=oufjI&pd_rd_r=438a9be9-ba2c-44c0-a800-30367bc020a7&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk Ian and Bill chatted because there was some noise about small and microcaps being cheap.  Then Bill said “Come on the show.”  And Ian said “Sure.”  And then they had this conversation.  And now you are listening.  We hope you enjoy!   This episode is sponsored by Stratosphere.io.  Stratosphere.io is a web based terminal that has financial data, KPIs, links to filings, hedge fund letters, etc.  A key differentiator is Stratosphere.io's segment data and KPIs, which are triple checked for accuracy.  Stratosphere saves users time, enables easy comparisons between companies, and offers company specific metrics such as subscriber counts, numbers of locations, etc. Head over to Stratosphere.io for a free trial.  Should you want to sign up for a paid offering please use the promo code BREW for 15% off. Thank you to the team at ⁠thepodcastconsultant.com⁠ for producing the show. Detailed Show Notes -  2:50 - Staying patient in illiquid ideas 6:28 - The MicrocapClub conference 10:20 - Findings a micro cap worthy of holding 12:03 - Fallen angels vs rising stars 18:50 - Quality vs value 25:50 - What is Ian looking for in investments 28:20 - Look global for microcaps 30:20 - Why it is easier to raise money internationally than in the US 35:50 - SPAC talk 47:50 - Cogstate 1:00:30 - How microcap changed over the past year 1:05:50 - Training LPs, and yourself, to handle volatility 1:06:50 - Why the first discovery is powerful 1:11:30 - How Ian started MicroCapClub 1:13:05 - Some briefy therapy 1:15:30 - Concluding conversation

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:Some reasons why microcaps are outperforming some of the larger cap segments.How Ian compares the current market to 2008.Risks and opportunities appearing as interest rates move higher.Private Equities recent interest in public markets.Some strategies and stock ideas from the recent Summit.And much, much more!*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESMicrocap Club's Website.Microcap Clug's Twitter.Ian Cassel's Twitter.Sleuth Investor Book.MicroCap Advantage Paper.Trey Lockerbie Twitter.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSStart building a portfolio of alternative farm and timberland assets with AcreTrader.Invest in high-quality, cash-flowing real estate without all of the hassle with Passive Investing.Help protect your family's financial future with TD Term Life Insurance.Help empower girls to break free through education, healthcare, child protection, and other wonderful benefits by being a World Vision child sponsor today.Private assets represent 98% of companies in North America but are absent in most portfolios. Reconstruct your portfolio with private markets with Mackenzie Investments.Build a plan that helps you strengthen your financial security with RBC Wealth Management. RBC capital markets LLC, member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC.Send, spend, and receive money around the world easily with Wise.Throw out the old traditions and get progressive. Discover the complete package – smart design, lots to love under the hood with Genesis.Have gold and silver shipped directly to your door for you to hold at your home. Get BullionMax's Gold Investor Kit today – 3 ounces of the world's most desirable gold coins, including the Gold American Eagle and Canadian Maple Leaf.See the potential of your business. Find solutions that work for you, that tick bigger boxes and help you grow with Square.Take a position daily on potential price movements, and gain exposure while limiting risk with Interactive Brokers.Get position and investment info for nearly 6,000 Asset Management Companies with Moomoo, Australia's first A.I. powered trading platform. Sign up and fund your moomoo account before October 31 and get $10 for every $100 you deposit. All investment carries risk. AFSL 224 663. T&Cs apply.Confidently take control of your online world without worrying about viruses, phishing attacks, ransomware, hacking attempts, and other cybercrimes with Avast One.Enjoy a 400-calorie meal that contains 40g of expertly sourced, premium plant protein, all 26 essential vitamins and minerals, and a scientifically calibrated mix of carbs, good fats and fiber with Huel Black Edition. Plus, get a free t-shirt and free shaker with your first order.Start printing everything your small business needs and discover the endless printabilities with VistaPrint.Whether you're exploring ways to manage volatility, seeking income and diversification opportunities, or looking for tax management strategies- Invesco has over 200 ETFs to help you meet your financial goals. Visit invesco.com for a prospectus with this information.If your business has five or more employees and managed to survive Covid you could be eligible to receive a payroll tax rebate of up to twenty-six thousand dollars per employee. Find out if your business qualifies with Innovation Refunds.If you're aware you need to improve your bitcoin security but have been putting it off, Unchained Capital‘s Concierge Onboarding is a simple way to get started—sooner rather than later. Book your onboarding today and at checkout, get $50 off with the promo code FUNDAMENTALS.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 (https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150) He gives hundreds of investors a competitive edge over Wall Street … Ian Cassel has dedicated his career to finding diamonds in the rough. It's difficult to spot — and invest in — the next Walmart or Netflix before they become industry giants. But Cassel meets this challenge head-on at the https://microcapclub.com/ (MicroCapClub). Cassel discusses the microcap ecosystem, his books, and ways to invest in quality companies with host Charles Mizrahi. Topics Discussed: An Introduction to Ian Cassel (00:00:00) The Microcap Ecosystem (00:01:45) MicroCapClub (00:08:58) Intelligent Fanatics (00:12:36) Following Great CEOs (00:23:49) Grand Slams in Investing (00:28:52) An Information Edge (00:33:24) Microcap Success Stories (00:38:40) Guest Bio: Ian Cassel brought together some of the brightest minds under one (online) roof when he founded the https://microcapclub.com/ (MicroCapClub). This exclusive forum is dedicated to investors who focus solely on microcap companies – or businesses with market caps that are less than $300 million. He's also the chief investment officer at Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. There, he serves at the helm of a money management firm that invests in microcap stocks. In addition, Cassel has written two books on microcap investing: Intelligent Fanatics: Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants and Intelligent Fanatics Project: How Great Leaders Build Sustainable Businesses. These books pair together and give readers a blueprint for making wiser investment decisions. Resources Mentioned: ·      https://microcapclub.com/ (MicroCapClub.com) ·      https://if.capital/ (Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management) ·      https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Fanatics-Standing-Shoulders-Giants/dp/0997576537 (Intelligent Fanatics: Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants) ·      https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Fanatics-Project-Sustainable-Businesses/dp/0997576502/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/136-2165111-4423058?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0997576502&pd_rd_r=d2ee531d-71e9-4bf3-aec8-0368b52b6c85&pd_rd_w=ZR0Jy&pd_rd_wg=tM7Ef&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=KSWVZVHZG51N7S47FJE6&psc=1&refRID=KSWVZVHZG51N7S47FJE6 (Intelligent Fanatics Project: How Great Leaders Build Sustainable Businesses) Don't Forget To...  https://the-charles-mizrahi-show.captivate.fm/listen (Subscribe to my podcast! ) Download this episode to save for later  Liked this episode? Leave a kind review!  

Ian Cassel is the founder of MicroCapClub, a community where hundreds of investors have discussions on US and Canadian microcap companies. They also help you become better investors with educational content covering investing strategies, intelligent fanatic CEOs, great investors, and more. Ian is also Founder and CIO at Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management, whose goal is to own the smallest, most illiquid, least institutionally owned, misunderstood businesses that are run by intelligent fanatics. Ian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iancassel MicroCapClub: https://microcapclub.com/ Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management: https://if.capital/ Show Notes: Microcaps are boons for quants How Ian fell in love with microcaps Managing other people's money Advantages and risks of microcap investing Profitability, scarcity, and great stories The top-down and bottom-up investment framework Not being limited by minimum market caps Being a hands-on investor Turnovers in microcap portfolios PE taking over microcap firms Increasing the flywheel of serendipity Preparing to be effortless Not getting into arguments with people with made up minds Being honest about your investment approach The “mute” button hack Identifying bad management Importance of base rates Educating about microcaps Optimism beats pessimism Do macroeconomic factors really matter? What is chasing you? Books Mentioned: The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel The Tao Jones Averages, by Bennett Goodspeed

Ian Cassel is a professional microcap investor and chief investment officer of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. In this episode, we talk about microcap investing, judging management quality, process vs outcome, empathy, secrets of Ian's happiness, and much more. To know more about this initiative, check out https://www.vishalkhandelwal.com/ Books Recommended by Ian - Free Capital by Guy Thomas - https://amzn.to/3wS3w6m The Emotionally Intelligent Investor by Ravee Mehta - https://amzn.to/3t1b9Fk Golf is Not a Game of Perfect by Bob Rottela - https://amzn.to/3N0mBZC The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac Bissonnette - https://amzn.to/3wRpp4l Lessons From Century Club Companies by Vicki Tenhaken - https://amzn.to/3lOSF6X What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous and Resilient Girls by Marisa Porges - https://amzn.to/3LWDFyl Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi - https://amzn.to/3GpOsjx Piranesi by Susanna Clark - https://amzn.to/3wQFfNY Soul in the Game by Vitaliy Katsenelson - https://amzn.to/3wTG1Zt

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Value: After Hours is a podcast about value investing, Fintwit, and all things finance and investment by investors Tobias Carlisle, Bill Brewster and Jake Taylor. See our latest episodes at https://acquirersmultiple.com/ About Jake: Jake is a partner at Farnam Street. Jake's website: http://farnam-street.com/vah Jake's podcast: https://twitter.com/5_GQs Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamjake1 Jake's book: The Rebel Allocator https://amzn.to/2sgip3l About Bill: Bill runs Sullimar Capital Group, a family investment firm. Bill's website: https://sullimarcapital.group/ Bill's Twitter: @BillBrewsterSCG About Mike: Mike is a former HF analyst. 3rd gen Oklahoman who has retired to raise his three boys and manage his own money. Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IgnoreNarrative ABOUT THE PODCAST Hi, I'm Tobias Carlisle. I launched The Acquirers Podcast to discuss the process of finding undervalued stocks, deep value investing, hedge funds, activism, buyouts, and special situations. We uncover the tactics and strategies for finding good investments, managing risk, dealing with bad luck, and maximizing success. SEE LATEST EPISODES https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/ SEE OUR FREE DEEP VALUE STOCK SCREENER https://acquirersmultiple.com/screener/ FOLLOW TOBIAS Website: https://acquirersmultiple.com/ Firm: https://acquirersfunds.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenbackd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycarlisle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobiascarlisle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobias_carlisle ABOUT TOBIAS CARLISLE Tobias Carlisle is the founder of The Acquirer's Multiple®, and Acquirers Funds®. He is best known as the author of the #1 new release in Amazon's Business and Finance The Acquirer's Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market, the Amazon best-sellers Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (2014) (https://amzn.to/2VwvAGF), Quantitative Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors (2012) (https://amzn.to/2SDDxrN), and Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors (2016) (https://amzn.to/2SEEjVn). He has extensive experience in investment management, business valuation, public company corporate governance, and corporate law. Prior to founding the forerunner to Acquirers Funds in 2010, Tobias was an analyst at an activist hedge fund, general counsel of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and a corporate advisory lawyer. As a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions he has advised on transactions across a variety of industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Singapore, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Guam.

For Episode 200 of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I welcomed back Ian Cassel and Mike Schellinger, the Co-Founders of MicroCapClub. For those who don't know, MicroCapClub is the pre-eminent MicroCap investing forum, known for spring-boarding the careers of some of the best investors we know, and more importantly, has profiled many of the most well-known MicroCap winners. Ian Cassel was my first ever guest on Planet MicroCap, Mike has been a guest three times, and I can't thank them enough for their support of the Planet MicroCap Podcast. MicroCapClub was started in 2011, so I was thrilled we could celebrate both Episode 200 and their 10-year anniversary, all in one episode. Listen in to hear how MCC came to be, it's evolution, the incredible culture that has been cultivated, how their investing styles have changed, and much more! For more information about MicroCapClub, please visit: https://microcapclub.com/  You can Follow Ian Cassel on Twitter @iancassel: https://twitter.com/iancassel  You can Follow Mike Schellinger on Twitter @MikeDDKing: https://twitter.com/MikeDDKing  Today's episode is sponsored by Quartr. Their mission is to change the way people look at Investor Relations, and create a completely new bridge between companies and stakeholders. Visit your app store of choice to try it out, and that's Q-U-A-R-T-R. For more information, please visit: https://quartr.com/  Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the SNN Network YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

Guy LeBlanc highlights and comments on tweets from one of his favourite MicroCap investors on Twitter.

Guy LeBlanc highlights tweets from ZeroHedge, Ian Cassel, Brian Wesbury, Justin Sun, Trung Phan, Balaji, Dan Landry, JC Parets, Peter Schiff and more….

Allocating capital is one of management's most important jobs. Still, many decisions are suboptimal for shareholders. Why is that? In this episode, Jake Taylor - author of The Rebel Allocator - shares valuable insights on capital allocation and investment strategy. We also talk about biases, pricing power, and how to use a multidisciplinary approach in life and investing. For more info about the podcast, go to the episode page.—————————————————Episode ChaptersIntro(00:23) Intro with Eddie and Niklas(03:18) Charlie Munger calling and movie status(07:02) Feedback on and purpose of the bookCapital Allocation(09:21) Rational capital allocation(11:42) How to assess good capital allocators?(15:34) Incentives and suboptimal allocation(21:36) Analyzing a company's capital allocation decisions(24:11) Thoughts on M&A storiesInvesting, Portfolio, and Strategy(26:06) Investing in capital allocators and Farnam Street Investments(32:06) Cheapest things on Earth vs. M&A machines like $CSU(34:51) Living and dying a value investor(37:32) Investing biases and Jake's systematic approachThe Multidisciplinary Life Approach(43:33) Stretching your mind by using Truths (49:45) Advantage of focus 4h of dedicated work(53:34) Importance of solitude and patience(58:12) Going on the Information Onion DietPricing Power and Company Valuation(1:01:30) Competition, differentiation, and pricing power(1:06:42) Financial modeling and price sensitivityBook Inspiration(1:12:09) A door stopper better than any MBA or finance class—————————————————Articles MentionedText interview with Jake Taylor - Investing by the Books (2018)—————————————————Books Mentioned(20:52) High Output Management - Andrew Grove (1983)(31:27) Intelligent Fanatics - Sean Iddings, Ian Cassel (2016)(45:08) The Half-Life of Facts - Samuel Arbesman (2012)(50:33) The One Thing - Gary Keller (2013)(53:34) Subtract - Leidy Klotz (2021)(1:13:36) The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway - Adam Mead (2021)—————————————————Companies Mentioned(20:25) GEICO (29:16) Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Dollar Shave Club, Gillette(31:29) Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital, Capital Cities / ABC (Tom Murphy)(32:06) Constellation Software, Vitec Software(38:03) Berkshire Hathaway—————————————————More on Jake Taylor:Jake's book: The Rebel AllocatorJake's podcast: https://twitter.com/5_GQsJake's podcast: https://greenbackd.com/value-after-hours-podcast/Jake's twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamjake1Jake's website: Farnam Street Investments—————————————————What is Investing by the Books?Investing by the Books was founded by Henrik Andersson, Bo Börtemark, Mats Larsson and Michael Persson. It has published hundreds of book reviews in the past 10 years and operates on a non-profit basis. Visit the website: http://www.investingbythebooks.com/Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Investbythebook—————————————————What is Redeye?Redeye is a research-centered boutique investment bank from Stockholm. Founded in 1999, Redeye cultivates investors through timeless knowledge, a humble attitude, and a strong focus on quality. Visit the website: https://www.redeye.se/Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Redeye_—————————————————DisclaimerNotice that the content in this podcast is not, and shall not be construed as investment advice. This information is meant to be informative and for general purposes only. For full disclaimer, visit Redeye.se

For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I’m sharing with you the Planet MicroCap Podcast / Value After Hours: Crossover Event with Special Guest, Ian Cassel. I've been wanting to do a crossover event that would rival Avengers: Endgame, and I think we did just that. In all seriousness, I'm a huge fan of Tobias' podcast, Acquirers Podcast, as well as his weekly chats with Bill Brewster and Jake Taylor, titled, "Value After Hours". And in the #1 spin-off of the last 12 months, Bill has launched his own incredible podcast, "The Business Brew", where he's showcasing his talents as an interviewer and bringing on brilliant guests. And, how could we have a #MicroCap crossover event without Ian Cassel - I'm truly thankful for all his contributions to bring integrity to the MicroCap space, and for continuing to remind people that MicroCap stocks is where the greats got their start building generational wealth. We talk about many different topics here, so sit back, relax, and please enjoy! Bill Brewster, Host, "The Business Brew" and Co-Host "Value After Hours" Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillBrewsterSCG Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/the-business-brew/ Tobias Carlisle, Host, "Acquiers Podcast" and Co-Host "Value After Hours" Twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenbackd Website: https://acquirersmultiple.com/ Podcast: https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/ Ian Cassel, Co-Founder of MicroCapClub.com and CIO at Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management Twitter: https://twitter.com/iancassel Website: https://microcapclub.com/ Jake Taylor, CEO of Farnam Street Investments and Co-Host "Value After Hours" Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamjake1 Website: http://www.farnam-street.com/ Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the SNN Network YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

He gives hundreds of investors a competitive edge over Wall Street … Ian Cassel has dedicated his career to finding diamonds in the rough. It’s difficult to spot — and invest in — the next Walmart or Netflix before they become industry giants. But Cassel meets this challenge head-on at the https://microcapclub.com/ (MicroCapClub). Cassel discusses the microcap ecosystem, his books, and ways to invest in quality companies with host Charles Mizrahi. Topics Discussed: An Introduction to Ian Cassel (00:00:00) The Microcap Ecosystem (00:01:45) MicroCapClub (00:08:58) Intelligent Fanatics (00:12:36) Following Great CEOs (00:23:49) Grand Slams in Investing (00:28:52) An Information Edge (00:33:24) Microcap Success Stories (00:38:40) Guest Bio: Ian Cassel brought together some of the brightest minds under one (online) roof when he founded the https://microcapclub.com/ (MicroCapClub). This exclusive forum is dedicated to investors who focus solely on microcap companies – or businesses with market caps that are less than $300 million. He’s also the chief investment officer at Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. There, he serves at the helm of a money management firm that invests in microcap stocks. In addition, Cassel has written two books on microcap investing: Intelligent Fanatics: Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants and Intelligent Fanatics Project: How Great Leaders Build Sustainable Businesses. These books pair together and give readers a blueprint for making wiser investment decisions. Resources Mentioned: ·      https://microcapclub.com/ (MicroCapClub.com) ·      https://if.capital/ (Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management) ·      https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Fanatics-Standing-Shoulders-Giants/dp/0997576537 (Intelligent Fanatics: Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants) ·      https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Fanatics-Project-Sustainable-Businesses/dp/0997576502/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/136-2165111-4423058?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0997576502&pd_rd_r=d2ee531d-71e9-4bf3-aec8-0368b52b6c85&pd_rd_w=ZR0Jy&pd_rd_wg=tM7Ef&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=KSWVZVHZG51N7S47FJE6&psc=1&refRID=KSWVZVHZG51N7S47FJE6 (Intelligent Fanatics Project: How Great Leaders Build Sustainable Businesses) Don't Forget To...  https://the-charles-mizrahi-show.captivate.fm/listen (Subscribe to my podcast! ) Download this episode to save for later  Liked this episode? Leave a kind review!     Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/1729783 

Ian Cassel is the CIO at Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management ("IFCM").  IFCM invests in the smallest public companies in the world. They focus on businesses that are run by management teams who are capable of growing those businesses while benefiting stakeholders. Ian also founded MicroCapClub.   In this episode Ian discusses how he became a microcap investor. One of his first successes was XM Satellite Radio. He discovered the company when it was a microcap trading for $2/sh and didn't have any contracts with car manufacturers yet. Ian saw they were presenting at a conference in NY, got in a car, and met with the CEO. After that meeting Ian became obsessed with turning into a full time private investor.   Ian stresses the importance of doing deep due diligence, remaining rational, and keeping personal expenses "variable." He invests in a concentrated manner (only a few stocks at a time), which is very Buffett like. Unlike Buffett, however, Ian discusses the importance of remaining open to selling winners. This is because Ian is "fishing in a pond" of smaller companies and execution risk must always be monitored.   Ian is a refreshing voice in the investment community and we are happy to have him join the show!   Note: We reference Connor Haley's presentation in this discussion. That presentation can be found here

In this episode we talk to Ian Cassel a prominent microcap investor, author and founder of MicroCapClub.com  We hear about how Ian found himself so passionate about microcaps and what he learnt throughout his journey. The discussion covers liquidity in microcaps, how to research and identify potential multibaggers and position sizes in a portfolio.    Links and books discussed: https://microcapclub.com/  http://csinvesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Liquidity-as-an-Investing-Style.pdf https://www.amazon.com.au/Intelligent-Fanatics-Project-Sustainable-Businesses-ebook/dp/B01HLCUA7M https://www.amazon.com.au/Sleuth-Investor-Uncover-Stocks-Before/dp/0071481850

In this episode David Barr, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager, chats with Ian Cassel, the founder of MicroCapClub, CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management and co-founder of intelligentfanatics.com. As two avid microcap investors, there was a lot of ground to cover. The benefit of years of micro and small cap investing wisdom is packed in this one-hour podcast.

When it comes to investing in Microcap companies, to some investors, illiquidity can sometimes be a major problem. Why? Because when you invest in an illiquid microcap stock, there is a possibility of you not being to sell it because of the low volume or even worse, you might end up selling at a lower price because no one is willing to buy at a higher price. This is the same concern as to why larger institutions avoid investing in microcap companies, because of its illiquidity. But according to Ian Cassel, who is a full-time microcap investor and also the founder of an exclusive forum known as MicroCapClub (MC2), he shared a blog post talking about his experience and how illiquid microcap stock is actually a huge advantage to retail investors like us. After reading this, I found the content to be super useful and I wanted to share it with you guys.... Check out this episode to find out more!

Ian Cassel is the founder of Micro Cap Club and CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He has spent the last 20 years learning about and investing in micro cap public equities. In this conversation, we discuss the micro cap sector of public equities, why the smallest decile performs best, liquid vs illiquid opportunities, what Ian's process looks like, how he thinks about portfolio construction and diversification, what the impact of the pandemic has been, and his best and worst investments so far.  When the New Yorker magazine asked Mark Zuckerberg how he gets his news he said the one news source he definitely follows is Techmeme. For more than two years and nearly 700 episodes, The Techmeme Ride Home has been Silicon Valley’s favorite tech news podcast. The Techmeme Ride Home is a daily podcast, only fifteen to twenty minutes long, and every day by 5pm eastern its ALL the latest tech news.  =============================== The Trends premium weekly report helps you understand market trends poised to skyrocket and how you can pounce. Join the private network of 5k+ builders, founders, and investors spotting tomorrow’s trends. Expand your network, and discover the next big business idea before it explodes: https://trends.co/pomp/ =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://www.pompletter.com

I’m working hard on developing an important skill: the ability to deconstruct a failure before it happens. I’m trying to move from postmortem to premortem. A postmortem is an after-action review where mistakes and successes are deconstructed. A premortem is the same analysis shifted forward in time and focused on the variables that cause mistakes. Charlie Munger says that the best type of learning is “vicarious,” meaning that you learn from the example of others. You see your friend burn his hand on the stove, and you decide not to touch it for yourself to see if it’s hot. This type of learning is great, and I think it can prevent a lot of unnecessary suffering. But I think a lot of learning comes from experience. Howard Marks likes to say that “experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.” Another phrase I like is “he who suffers remembers.” In that light—postmortem learning definitely isn’t preferable, but once mistakes become available for you to deconstruct, they can be a great resource. On Twitter, Ian Cassel recently mentioned that a well-constructed active investment strategy needs to be molded and shaped to you as an individual. It’s similar to what people say about Jiu Jitsu having a certain sense of justice—you’ll often find yourself in the positions you need to work on most. Rubbing your face in real-life mistakes through postmortem analysis is a fantastic way to address key flaws and drive inflection points in your learning. I’m just finished a postmortem of a miserable experience I had investing in Tailored Brands (which, as of July 8th, looks to be on the verge of bankruptcy after a missed bond interest payment). You’ll be able to see that analysis online at www.strategychainpodcast.com/postmortems. The analysis centers on analytical fundamentals, execution methodology, and psychology & behavior. I summarize the experience, look at what went right, and discuss in detail what I did wrong. The question of the week is short: how can I shift the distribution away from postmortem and toward premortem? So that does it for this episode. I hope it unearths some threads to pull. If you’re interested in show notes or supporting the podcast, check out strategychainpodcast.com. If you want to get in touch with me, you can find me on Twitter @strategychain. So until next time—thank you. Strategy Chain Links Rate and review the podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strategy-chain/id1492935567 Find Amazon affiliate links at http://strategychainpodcast.com/support Send me questions at http://strategychainpodcast.com/contact Sign up for the email list at http://strategychainpodcast.com/ Social Media @strategychain (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Medium)

On this episode, Tom Shaughnessy interviews a long time friend Ian Cassel. We discuss Ian's journey as a legendary startup/microcap investor, the creation of MicroCapClub which is the most prestigious microcap investing community, what Ian looks for in an investment and management team and so much more.  Checkout MicroCapClub: https://microcapclub.com/ - Twitter: Ian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iancassel Tom Twitter:https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Chain Reaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/chainpodcast Support The Show Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8 Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/   Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, BTC, CKB, STX, SNX, RUNE, sUSD, and HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.     

For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Matt Joass, Chief Investment Officer of Maven Funds Management. Thanks to a tweet from Ian Cassel on MicroCap Fund Managers/Strategies, thank you Ian, I happened to see Matt’s handle and down the rabbit hole I went – I read his recent blog posts, learned more about his strategy and philosophy, and before we knew it, we had an interview scheduled to chat further. We cover a number of topics, including: how to catch Monsters, hidden power of inflection points, how Kiwi’s are winning the space race and more!  Mark your calendar's for this year's Planet MicroCap Showcase. We are hosting our annual event at the Bally's Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, April 21-23, 2020. If you would like to attend, please go to www.PlanetMicroCapShowcase.com and click the "Register Now" button. You won't want to miss it this year!  Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the SNN Network YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym  Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market - check out the latest issue here: MicroCap Review Fall 2019 You can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft, and you can also listen to this interview on StockNewsNow.com For more information about Matt Joass and Maven Funds Management, please visit: www.mavenfunds.com.au You can Follow Matt Joass on Twitter @MavenFunds

I want to start off with a big THANK YOU! Thank you all for your listenership and support for the Planet MicroCap Podcast. Whether you've been listening since the beginning or even a new listener, I really appreciate your support! Back in July 2015, I was a frustrated investor that wanted to get better. Thanks to the amazing guests we’ve had on here, they’ve helped people like me become the best investor I can. So, I’d also like to give a heartfelt thank you to all my guests, who have selflessly shared their time and expertise. It’s been 4+ years, and I feel that our best interviews and insights are ahead of us. With that, I’d like to share with you a new interview with Ian Cassel, Co-Founder of MicroCapClub.com, my first ever guest on Planet MicroCap as he talks about his journey since our first interview. Mark your calendar's for this year's Planet MicroCap Showcase. We are hosting our annual event at the Bally's Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, April 21-23, 2020. If you would like to attend, please go to www.PlanetMicroCapShowcase.com and click the "Register Now" button. You won't want to miss it this year!  Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the SNN Network YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym  Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market - check out the latest issue here: MicroCap Review Spring 2019 You can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft, and you can also listen to this interview on StockNewsNow.com For more information about Ian Cassel and MicroCapClub.com, please visit: www.MicroCapClub.com You can follow Ian Cassel on Twitter @iancassel

Ian Cassel is Chief Investment Officer at Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He turns the tables on Tobias to discuss deep value, the acquirers multiple and Acquirers Funds, LLC. Ian is a full-time microcap investor and CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He is the founder of MicroCapClub.com and co-founder of the IntelligentFanatics.com. Ian started investing as a teenager and learned from losing his money over and over again. A Microcap is a public company with a market capitalization less than $300 million. Microcap companies are the smallest public companies that exist, representing 48% of all public companies in North America. Berkshire Hathaway, Wal-Mart, Amgen, Netflix, and many others started as small microcap companies. Ian’s belief is the key to outsized returns is finding great companies early because all great companies started as small companies. Ian's website: https://if.capital/ and https://microcapclub.com/ Ian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iancassel ABOUT THE PODCAST Hi, I'm Tobias Carlisle. I've launched a new podcast called The Acquirers Podcast. The podcast is about finding undervalued stocks, deep value investing, hedge funds, activism, buyouts, and special situations. We uncover the tactics and strategies for finding good investments, managing risk, dealing with bad luck, and maximizing success. SEE LATEST EPISODES https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/ SEE OUR FREE DEEP VALUE STOCK SCREENER https://acquirersmultiple.com/screener/ FOLLOW TOBIAS Website: https://acquirersmultiple.com/ Firm: https://acquirersfunds.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenbackd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycarlisle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobiascarlisle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobias_carlisle ABOUT TOBIAS CARLISLE Tobias Carlisle is the founder of The Acquirer’s Multiple®, and Acquirers Funds®. He is best known as the author of the #1 new release in Amazon’s Business and Finance The Acquirer’s Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market, the Amazon best-sellers Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (2014) (https://amzn.to/2VwvAGF), Quantitative Value: A Practitioner’s Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors (2012) (https://amzn.to/2SDDxrN), and Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World’s Greatest Concentrated Value Investors (2016) (https://amzn.to/2SEEjVn). He has extensive experience in investment management, business valuation, public company corporate governance, and corporate law. Prior to founding the forerunner to Acquirers Funds in 2010, Tobias was an analyst at an activist hedge fund, general counsel of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and a corporate advisory lawyer. As a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions he has advised on transactions across a variety of industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Singapore, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Guam. He is a graduate of the University of Queensland in Australia with degrees in Law (2001) and Business (Management) (1999).

For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Rohith Potti, Co-Author of the upcoming, “Intelligent Fanatics of India.” This was very exciting for me – not only as a fan of “Intelligent Fanatics” series, but its covering a part of the world that I’ve had little exposure too. While I’ve interviewed some well-known Indian investors on here, Professor Bakshi and Gautum Baid, I’m looking forward to reading about some of the best entrepreneurs that have built successful businesses in India. Now, to guide us through this journey is my guest today, Rohith Potti. I had the opportunity to interview Rohith at the MicroCapClub Leadership Summit in Chicago a couple weeks ago, where we discussed Rohith’s background, his inspirations and he gave some snippets to what you can expect in the latest edition of Intelligent Fanatics. Thank you Ian Cassel and Sean Iddings for helping set this up, and for hosting another great event – I highly recommend everyone try and attend in 2020. Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the SNN Network YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym  Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market - check out the latest issue here: MicroCap Review Spring 2019 You can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft, and you can also listen to this interview on StockNewsNow.com For more information about Rohith Potti and Intelligent Fanatics, please visit: www.intelligentfanatics.com You can pre-order your copy of “Intelligent Fanatics of India” on IntelligentFanatics.com or on Amazon here. 

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For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I caught up with Jeff Gramm, Author of “Dear Chairman”. In our first interview on the podcast, Episode 40, we dissect his book, “Dear Chairman” - chapter by chapter. During that interview, we talk about the history and rise of shareholder activism, how it has evolved in the last 100 years, the difference between shareholder activism in large caps and microcaps, and much more. I invited Jeff back because I’ve been wanting to do an episode similar to ones I’ve done with Ian Cassel and Mike Schellinger about the life of a full-time MicroCap investor, but for this episode – the life of an activist investor and the best practices for those of you that may be interested in wanting to be an activist. The goal for this episode is to try and answer the question: so you want to be an activist investor? Planet MicroCap Podcast will be coming to YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the SNN Network YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym  Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market - check out the latest issue here: MicroCap Review Spring 2019 You can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft, and you can also listen to this interview on StockNewsNow.com For more information about Jeff Gramm, Bandera Partners or "Dear Chairman", please visit: http://dearchairman.com/ You can Follow Jeff Gramm on Twitter @jeff_gramm

Ian Cassel is a full-time microcap investor and founder of MicroCapClub, the MicroCap Leadership Summit, and co-founder of the Intelligent Fanatics Project. Ian started investing as a teenager and learned from losing his money over and over again. Today he is a full-time private investor that supports himself and his family by investing in microcaps. In this interview, Ian shares regarding his approach to investing, his successes and failures as a microcap investor, and why investors should consider focusing their investing efforts on microcap companies. 0:05 Introduction 2:04 How Ian got started in microcap investing 10:45 What is the MicroCapClub? 15:10 Ian discusses the thesis of why someone would want to invest in microcaps 21:38 Ian breaks down his one-sentence investment strategy word-by-word: “My goal is to own the smallest, most illiquid, least institutionally owned, misunderstood businesses I can find that are run by intelligent fanatics.” 36:15 Ian’s past and current investment experience with junior mining stocks 38:57 Does Ian’s strategy work for pre-revenue companies with no cash flow such as most junior miners? 42:50 The main differences Ian sees in US microcap equities vs Canadian microcap equities 46:20 Cautionary advice regarding accessing initial capital to get started in microcap investing Sign up for our free newsletter and receive interview transcripts, stock profiles and investment ideas: http://eepurl.com/cHxJ39 The content found on MiningStockEducation.com is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered personal legal or investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities or any other product. It is based on opinions, SEC filings, current events, press releases and interviews but is not infallible. It may contain errors and MiningStockEducation.com offers no inferred or explicit warranty as to the accuracy of the information presented. If personal advice is needed, consult a qualified legal, tax or investment professional. Do not base any investment decision on the information contained on MiningStockEducation.com or our videos. We may hold equity positions in and/or be compensated by some of the companies featured on this site and therefore are biased and hold an obvious conflict of interest. MiningStockEducation.com may provide website addresses or links to websites and we disclaim any responsibility for the content of any such other websites. The information you find on MiningStockEducation.com is to be used at your own risk. By reading MiningStockEducation.com, you agree to hold MiningStockEducation.com, its owner, associates, sponsors, affiliates, and partners harmless and to completely release them from any and all liabilities due to any and all losses, damages, or injuries (financial or otherwise) that may be incurred.

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So we just passed the anniversary of when I published the first episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, which was on July 28, 2015. Since then, I have published now 73 episodes and amassed over 114,000 downloads. My goal then is the same as it is now, which is to educate the next generation of investors how to invest in MicroCap stocks. I recognized that there was so much more that I could learn as a MicroCap investor, and I wanted to take you on that journey with me. My very first guest was Ian Cassel, Founder of MicroCapClub. Not going to lie to you, I was surprised when he said yes because he doesn’t do a lot of interviews, and I am forever grateful for him coming on and sharing his wisdom. If you are joining me at Episode 70, then you may have missed this interview. So, I felt that on this 3-year anniversary, I wanted to re-share with you THE interview that started it all. And, Ian – I have you on the schedule as my interview for Episode 100. That would be awesome. And I thank you in advance. Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market - check out the latest issue here: MicroCap Review Spring 2018 Issue You can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft, and you can also listen to this interview on StockNewsNow.com For more information about the MicroCapClub and Ian Cassel, please visit: www.microcapclub.com You can follow Ian on Twitter @iancassel and MicroCapClub @MicroCapClub

Sean Iddings is co-founder of the Intelligent Fanatics Project which helps investors and entrepreneurs see further by standing on the shoulders of organizational and leadership giants. The book series, of the same name co-authored by Ian Cassel, is the introduction into the overall project. Sean is also a member of MicroCapClub and runs Unconventional Capital Wisdom, a registered investment advisor in New York State. http://amzn.to/2nQlEu2 1. What is an “intelligent fanatic,” and why do we want to recognize them as investors? What are some qualities you didn’t like in some of the leaders or their organizations you highlighted in the book? Why? 2. Who was John Patterson and how did he embody an intelligent fanatic? 3. Finding a Jeff Bezos or Warren Buffett after they’re big and famous seems easy. How do we find an intelligent fanatic early enough to invest in them to really see the benefits? Are there markers we can look for a priori to success? 4. A large addressable market with a big runway for growth was a common theme among everyone profiled. The timing also happened to coincide with an epoch of unprecedented economic growth in the US. If you consider that the tide might not be coming in as quickly in the developed world as it once was, are the spectacular results of an intelligent fanatic still replicable? 5.Many of the intelligent fanatics chose a lowest-cost-provider business model to succeed. Is that the most likely way to succeed for them? Or are there others who were able to create differentiated products instead?

My guest this week is Ian Cassel, a microcap investor who is always on the lookout for small companies which are run by men and women who are what he calls intelligent fanatics. Ian’s livelihood is based on the success or failure of a small group of companies that you have never heard of—he takes the idea of “skin in the game” to another level. We explore what Ian looks for in managers, why investors might want to invest in microcap companies, and the benefits of a frugal approach to life. Buying public companies that are as small as the ones which Ian considers is an entirely different style of investing than what most of us are used to in the public markets. Please enjoy!   For comprehensive show notes on this episode go to investorfieldguide.com/ian/ For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.  Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag  

I wanted to start off this episode by thanking Ian Cassel and Mike Schellinger for inviting me to the MicroCap Leadership Summit. It was a fantastic event, where I met so many of you who listen to each and every episode. I have to say, it was a huge thrill for me to be recognized finally for not having the same name as the owner of the New England Patriots. But in all seriousness, thank you so much for listening and I was quite humbled by your kind words. If you like what you hear, I ask that you leave a review on iTunes so that more investors can learn about the world of MicroCap stocks. Now, back to business - for this episode of Planet MicroCap, I spoke with Sean Iddings, Co-Author of the book, “Intelligent Fanatics Project.” Sean co-wrote the book with my Episode 1 guest, Ian Cassel, and its purpose is to show how great leaders build sustainable businesses. Why is this important and how does it correlate to MicroCap investing? In almost every episode, we discuss the importance of management and the CEO; these are the teams and individuals that we are betting on. The “Intelligent Fanatics Project” highlights 8 managers who have turned small businesses into very large ones. As Ian says in the preface to the book, “All great companies started as small companies, and intelligent fanatics founded most great companies.” The goal for this interview is to learn about “Intelligent Fanatics”, look for the common elements that these leaders have, and what we can learn from them to become better MicroCap investors, business people and entrepreneurs.   The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market - check out the latest issue here: MicroCap Review Fall 2016 In this episode, Sean and I discuss the following topics:  - Sean's background and how he got into MicroCap investing - What is the "Intelligent Fanatics Project" - What is an "Intelligent Fanatic" and an example from the book - How to identify an "Intelligent Fanatic". What are their qualities? - How "Intelligent Fanatics" relates to MicroCap stock investing. What is the correlation? - When assessing if a MicroCap company may have an "Intelligent Fanatic" running the ship, is it an all or nothing thing?  - Can you still find a good company to invest in that's not being run by an "Intelligent Fanatic"?  - According to his research, what is the blueprint for building dominant, sustainable businesses - Sean's hope for every one who reads "Intelligent Fanatics Project" - An example from Sean's personal experience encountering or investing in a MicroCap run by an "Intelligent Fanatic" For more information about Sean Iddings, please visit: www.uncapwisdom.com You can follow Sean Iddings on Twitter @uncapwisdom You can also purchase your copy of "Intelligent Fanatics Project" on Amazon.com You can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft, and you can also listen to this interview on StockNewsNow.com

For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Mike Schellinger from MicroCapClub.com. I was very excited to interview Mike because, like his partner, Ian Cassel, who I interviewed in the first episode of the podcast, Mr. Schellinger is also a full-time MicroCap investor, and has a wealth of experience that prospective MicroCap investors can learn from. In this interview, we discuss how he started investing in MicroCaps, his experiences with failures and success, how he finds new investment ideas, as well as discuss some of his articles he’s written for the MicroCapClub.com. The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market - check out the latest issue here: MicroCap Review Summer/Fall 2015In this episode, Mike and I discuss the following topics:- His background and how he got involved investing in MicroCaps- Approach to investing in MicroCaps and due diligence process- Has his investing methodology changed over the years?- Most unusual place or source he discovered an investment idea- What he's learned from his biggest wins and worst losses- Discuss recent article on MicroCapClub.com, titled, "Proposed Regulations for Retirement Accounts to Impact MicroCap Investors"- Important values to MicroCap investing- His advice for new MicroCap investors- New developments at the MicroCapClub, including the announcement of the 1st Annual MicroCap Leadership Summit in Chicago, IL, on September 22-23, 2016, as well as the new subscriber option for MicroCapClub.com- What he sees going on right now in the MicroCapsFor more information about Mike Schellinger and the MicroCapClub, please visit: www.MicroCapClub.com, and you can follow Mike on Twitter @MikeDDKingYou can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft, and you can also listen to this interview on StockNewsNow.com

Hello everyone!We're excited to publish the first episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast. The Planet MicroCap Podcast is an informational and educational tool helping the next generation of investors learn more about investing in MicroCap stocks – a publicly traded company that has a market capitalization under $300 Million; the smaller the market capitalization, the riskier the investment and the greater the potential returns. The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, publishers of www.StockNewsNow.com, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the MicroCap Review magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market.In this episode, our host, Robert Kraft, spoke with Ian Cassel, Founder of the MicroCapClub.com and full-time MicroCap investor. They covered the following topics:- Introduction to investing in MicroCap stocks- What is a MicroCap company/stock?- Investing in MicroCaps for Millennials- Why the MicroCap space is unique- Mr. Cassel's experience investing in MicroCaps- Quantitative and Qualitative due diligence- How to find information on MicroCaps to do your due diligence- Importance of great management in a MicroCap company- Suggested reading for beginning investors- New subscriber option for MicroCapClub.comYou can follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @PlanetMicroCap and you can also listen on StockNewsNow.com.