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Podcast · 68 episodes

Rule Breaker Investing

by The Motley Fool · English

David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, is among the most respected and trusted sources on investing. As a best-selling author, hugely successful stock picker, and financial authority, David has led The Motley Fool’s growth into a worldwide investment and financial advisory services company. Each week David shares his insights into today's most innovative and disruptive publicly traded companies -- and how to profit from them by following his signature “Rule Breaker Investing” principles. Pre-order David's new book, Rule Breaker Investing, to dive deeper into these game-changing principles: https://lnk.to/rulebreakerinvesting

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September 2026 Mailbag: 16 Years Old to 25 Years FoolishRule Breaker Investing September 2026 mailbag covering time freedom, indexing vs stock-picking, technological change, compounding, and whether losers need more time or more winners.30 Sep 2026 · 59 min · 19 chapters
Market Cap Game Show: What’s Rare Earth Worth?The Market Cap Game Show on Rule Breaker Investing teaches market capitalization as share price times shares outstanding, then plays a live “range guessing” contest across multiple stocks (with the…23 Sep 2026 · 1 h 9 min · 33 chapters
ChatGPT Asks & David Answers, Vol. 4“ChatGPT Asks & David Answers, Vol. 4” is a Rule Breaker Investing game where Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner answers five AI-generated “pitches” (questions) about investing principles, time…16 Sep 2026 · 50 min · 15 chapters
10 Years Later: 5 Low-Risk Stocks for the Next Year“10 Years Later” review of a Sept 7, 2016 Motley Fool “5 low-risk stocks for the next year” sampler, scored vs the S&P 500 over 10 years, plus lessons for long-term investing.9 Sep 2026 · 46 min · 15 chapters
Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 11A “hodgepodge” investing/life episode organized as Old, New, Borrowed, Blue.2 Sep 2026 · 35 min · 11 chapters
August 2026 Mailbag: The Scores We KeepRule Breaker Investing’s “August 2026 Mailbag: The Scores We Keep,” wrapping up the three “Authors in August” episodes and fielding listener questions.26 Aug 2026 · 35 min · 14 chapters
Authors in August: Dave Ulrich & Why We WorkDave Ulrich and Wendy Ulrich’s book The Why of Work, focused on making work meaningful through “abundant organizations” and a culture built around customers’ expectations.19 Aug 2026 · 1 h 14 min · 27 chapters
Authors in August: Vasant Dhar & “Thinking With Machines”How AI has evolved and how humans should think alongside it without surrendering judgment—covering expert systems to general intelligence, pattern-finding, trust, explainability, and governance…12 Aug 2026 · 1 h 11 min · 29 chapters
Authors in August: Thi Nguyen’s “The Score”Thi Nguyen’s book The Score argues that scoring systems and metrics can either support players’ self-chosen values or, at institutional scale, quietly take over by defining what “success” means.5 Aug 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 20 chapters
July 2026 Mailbag: Year Twelve BeginsRule Breaker Investing “July 2026 Mailbag” marking the start of Year 12; listener questions and stories on financial freedom, rule-breaker investing, AI uses, and improving World Cup soccer, plus a…29 Jul 2026 · 48 min · 15 chapters
Five Idle Thoughts of a Summer’s Day, Vol. 3“Five Idle Thoughts of a Summer’s Day, Vol. 3” on Rule Breaker Investing.22 Jul 2026 · 44 min · 12 chapters
10 Years Later: 5 Brexit-Inspired StocksTen years after Brexit (July 13, 2016), the hosts revisit a “five-stock sampler” meant to find opportunities amid uncertainty.15 Jul 2026 · 49 min · 18 chapters
Great Quotes, Vol. 22: A Nation Forever Young“Great Quotes, Vol. 22: A Nation Forever Young,” a Rule Breaker Investing episode where David Gardner shares five impactful quotations and ties each to investing, personal growth, business, and…8 Jul 2026 · 46 min · 15 chapters
What You’ve Done to Create Financial Freedom, Vol. 4“Financial Freedom Week” mailbag episode tying together listener stories and the Rule Breaker Investing approach to building financial freedom, plus a spotlight on the Fool Community Foundation’s…1 Jul 2026 · 34 min · 12 chapters
June 2026 Mailbag: “Do You Know Its Market Cap?”Listener mailbag on Rule Breaker Investing, covering (1) SEC consideration to cut public-company reporting from quarterly to semiannual and why investors need transparency, (2) when to add to winning…24 Jun 2026 · 44 min · 14 chapters
Market Cap Game Show: The King-Sharon Rule DebutsRule Breaker Investing’s Market Cap Game Show explains that stock price alone is meaningless without shares outstanding; market cap = share price × shares outstanding.17 Jun 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 26 chapters
Stock Stories, Vol. 12: Time Travel Investing“Stock Stories, Vol. 12: Time Travel Investing” is a campfire-style episode where five Motley Fool “Fools” share stock-related narratives illustrating long-term investing lessons: holding through…10 Jun 2026 · 48 min · 20 chapters
I Fought The Law (And The Law Won), Vol. 3“Rule Breaker Investing” episode frames six “laws”/principles about investing, business, and life—contrasting breaking rules vs fighting laws and warning that consequences differ.3 Jun 2026 · 37 min · 10 chapters
May 2026 Mailbag: Divvy-Pops, Jellybeans & the Kids of KopachukRule Breaker Investing May 2026 mailbag with David Gardner reflecting on the month’s themes (10-year stock scorecards, lessons from his past “What I Learned” birthday series, and investing…27 May 2026 · 49 min · 17 chapters
60 Thoughts As I Turn 60A milestone 60th-birthday episode on Rule Breaker Investing, presenting 60 “thoughts” split into 20 about investing, 20 about business, and 20 about life—beliefs drawn from investing wins/losses,…20 May 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 28 chapters
What You Have Learned from David Gardner, Vol. 7Birthday “mailbag” episode summarizing lessons listeners say they learned from David Gardner/Rule Breaker Investing, plus Gardner’s reflections.13 May 2026 · 44 min · 15 chapters
10 Years Later: 5 Winners in a Thinking WorldA “time machine” review of David Gardner’s 2016 five-stock sampler “Five Winners in a Thinking World,” scored over the next 10 years versus the S&P 500, with guest Tim Byers explaining the single…6 May 2026 · 56 min · 21 chapters
April 2026 Mailbag: Harbor, Hawthorne & Higher-or-LowerApril 2026 “mailbag” episode on listener questions and show updates.29 Apr 2026 · 40 min · 12 chapters
Three Fools Vol. 2, with Bill Burke & Mahan TavakoliThree storytellers (Bill Burke, Mahan Tavakoli, and host David Gardner) share “educate, amuse, enrich” stories about optimism, leadership, audience awareness, and practical life lessons.22 Apr 2026 · 56 min · 21 chapters