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by By Andrew Sather, Stephen Morris, and Evan Raidt | Stock Market Guide to Buying Stocks like · English

The Investing for Beginners Podcast teaches you how to buy your first stocks and build long-term wealth in the stock market— without the hype or confusing jargon. Hosts Andrew Sather and Stephen Morris break down value investing fundamentals into plain English: how to read financial statements, value a company, avoid common beginner mistakes, and build a long-term portfolio you can actually stick with. Plus, in our At Any Rate episodes with host Evan Raidt, we tackle the personal finance side of wealth building— paying off debt, budgeting, saving, and the money debates every household faces before (and while) investing. Stop chasing "get-rich-quick" schemes and start building your path to financial freedom, one episode at a time. Follow for more.

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AAR21 - 5 Ratios to Understand Your Financial SituationThe episode lays out five personal finance ratios to gauge financial health and guide changes: savings rate, cost of needs, emergency fund coverage, net investment ratio, and debt-to-income ratio.28 Oct 2025 · 51 min · 21 chapters
The Truth Behind the Most Famous Slogans on Wall StreetThe episode (Investing for Beginners) discusses the “truth behind” famous Wall Street slogans and what they can mislead investors into doing.27 Oct 2025 · 41 min · 14 chapters
Investing for Your Children's Future: Beginner's Guide & Key Accounts ExplainedHow to invest for children’s futures, comparing account types (529, UTMA/UGMA, custodial IRA, and a new government “Trump account” starting 2026), emphasizing early start and compounding; also…23 Oct 2025 · 35 min · 15 chapters
AAR20 - New Job? How to Handle Finances During a Job ChangeHow to manage finances during a job change (raise or pay cut), focusing on take-home pay, hidden expenses, savings targets, and account/benefit transitions.21 Oct 2025 · 38 min · 17 chapters
Financials Demystified: Everything Outside EBITThe episode explains “everything outside EBIT/operating income” on the income statement—especially taxes, interest expense/income, and other items that can make earnings diverge from operating…20 Oct 2025 · 40 min · 19 chapters
Don't Get Too Excited About AI Headlines Hype. Here's WhyThe episode argues that AI headlines and mega-deals (especially OpenAI partnerships) are often overhyped, and investors should scrutinize capex, profitability, and “backlog vs. revenue” risk.16 Oct 2025 · 39 min · 15 chapters
AAR19 - 5 Ways to Protect Your RetirementFive strategies to protect retirement: use tax-advantaged accounts, don’t treat the 4% rule as rigid, build passive/semi-passive income (especially real estate), plan for taxes when withdrawing, and…14 Oct 2025 · 39 min · 13 chapters
The Secret Business Model Behind Visa and MastercardAndrew Sather and Dave Ahern explain the “secret business model” behind Visa and Mastercard: they’re a duopoly with strong network effects (two-sided flywheel between cardholders and merchants) and…13 Oct 2025 · 46 min · 19 chapters
Using AI for Stock Research: Tips + Prompts with Brian FeroldiUsing AI as a “junior analyst” to speed up stock fundamental research (SEC-filing-based business analysis, moat, business growth phase, risks, and valuation-method selection) by using role-based,…9 Oct 2025 · 53 min · 17 chapters
AAR18 - Having a Budgeting Breakthrough with Kathy TomesKathy Tomes discusses her “Budgeting Breakthrough” approach to sustainable budgeting, financial awakenings, and why weekly check-ins and planning help people avoid emotional spending and build…7 Oct 2025 · 45 min · 18 chapters
The Stocks Behind Everyday Life (Part 2)“Stocks behind everyday life (Part 2)”—finding stock ideas by looking at companies tied to daily work/life (payments, workplace software, consumer brands, delivery, transit, streaming, rideshare),…6 Oct 2025 · 39 min · 15 chapters
The Most Exciting Change to Our Business YetAndrew announces a leadership change for Value Spotlight: Dave Ahern will take over as portfolio manager.2 Oct 2025 · 1 h 7 min · 27 chapters
AAR17 - Our Home Buying ExperienceA first-time couple’s end-to-end home buying story (apartment → savings plan → home search → closing → inspections → mistakes), plus lessons on budgeting, speed, and choosing representation.30 Sep 2025 · 47 min · 19 chapters
Falling Knives & Hidden Gems: What Adobe Teaches About Risky StocksQ&A on (1) whether to move Canadian RRSP holdings into a TFSA, (2) whether Adobe is a “falling knife” or “hidden gem” given AI fears, and (3) how to understand cost of equity and why interest…29 Sep 2025 · 49 min · 13 chapters
Unlocking Investment Strategies with Daniel and Shawn from the Intrinsic Value PodcastHow Daniel and Sean (Intrinsic Value Podcast) find investment ideas and build theses using “circle of competence,” everyday experience, iterative writing, and risk controls; they also discuss how…25 Sep 2025 · 1 h 11 min · 20 chapters
AAR16 - How to Avoid the HypeHow to avoid hype in investing/finance, especially AI-fueled “irrational exuberance,” and how to stay emotionally balanced and judicious.23 Sep 2025 · 37 min · 16 chapters
The TikTok Effect: 4 Social Media Stocks to Watch Right NowThe “TikTok effect” and a potential U.S.-China TikTok deal, plus how political/regulatory risk and user-growth saturation could affect major social media stocks (four mentioned: Meta, Pinterest,…22 Sep 2025 · 53 min · 15 chapters
The Stocks Behind Everyday LifeThe episode “The Stocks Behind Everyday Life” (Investing for Beginners) walks through familiar products and places to identify the public companies behind them.18 Sep 2025 · 41 min · 14 chapters
AAR15 - Avoiding Financial Biases with John De GoeyHow to avoid financial biases using behavioral finance; why optimism/recency/overconfidence can derail investing; and how to prepare for severe downturns and “longevity risk” (retirement lasting much…16 Sep 2025 · 45 min · 19 chapters
Microcap Mastery: Exploring Tiny Titans with Pieter from Compounding QualityPieter (Compounding Quality) explains his new “Piney Titans” venture focused on microcaps (“tiny titans”)—high-quality, profitable small companies with upside to become much larger.15 Sep 2025 · 50 min · 17 chapters
Mastering Earnings Calls and Reports: Essential Tips for BeginnersThe episode explains how to use SEC filings and earnings calls to analyze companies, especially as a beginner.11 Sep 2025 · 37 min · 15 chapters
AAR14 - Stock Downturns w/ Passive Investing - How You Are AffectedStock market downturns (corrections ~10% and bear markets >20%), how they’re measured via the S&P 500, why they happen, and how passive/index investors should respond—stay invested, automate,…9 Sep 2025 · 50 min · 20 chapters
The Rookie’s Guide to Crypto: Why Blockchain Matters with Kyle ReidheadExplains crypto as tokens built on blockchain, arguing blockchain enables global, near-instant value transfer and reduces financial inefficiencies (fees, slow settlement, limited cross-border access).8 Sep 2025 · 50 min · 17 chapters
Where Investors Fail Most OftenBehavioral finance—how cognitive biases and incentives derail investing decisions, drawing ideas from Charlie Munger’s “The Psychology of Human Judgment.” Key claims: confirmation bias makes…4 Sep 2025 · 50 min · 13 chapters