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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
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
David Gardner makes stock concepts memorable through games, mailbags, analyst explanations, and practical questions about portfolios and financial judgment.
Rule Breaker Investing turns stock education into conversation, games, and listener-driven problem solving. David Gardner moves comfortably from the arithmetic of market capitalization to diversification, merger risk, first-mover advantage, and the case for holding seemingly…
Waste Management gets a turn in the market-cap game; your 'boring' stock pile gets interesting.
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A birthday tradition that folds the show's core investing habits into a familiar reminder.
The episode turns a birthday tradition into a tidy recap of Rule Breaker Investing's usual themes: patience, time, and the habit of holding winning companies for the long term.
Mental fitness is treated as a practical lens on investing, not a slogan.
Shirzad Shamin returns to Rule Breaker Investing with the same core idea: quiet the inner saboteurs, strengthen the inner sage, and use mental fitness to steady how you think about money, work, and life.
A monthly mailbag that turns market noise into a calmer case for spreading risk.
This monthly mailbag keeps its focus tight: tariffs, market swings, optimism, happiness, and a few stock ideas move through a listener-led conversation without much drift. The clearest thread is diversification.
A mailbag episode that turns wide-ranging listener questions into practical spending advice.
May's mailbag covers AI and job security, delayed gratification, retirement flexibility, and the wish for one more conversation. It settles into plain advice: do not borrow for a quick pleasure, keep an emergency fund, save for retirement, and only then think about a splurge.
A practical take on why boring stocks can still be worth a long look.
The episode takes market cap, a term that can feel like finance wallpaper, and makes it plain: price per share is only one piece, and the real figure comes from multiplying that by shares outstanding.
A listener driven episode about financial freedom and how those ideas can reach the next generation.
This Rule Breaker Investing episode treats Freedom Week as a listener led look at financial freedom, and the best stretch comes when parents talk about their children starting to absorb Foolish ideas.
A clear June 2025 mailbag on the few numbers Gardner says matter most.
This June 2025 mailbag keeps its focus on the numbers David Gardner says he trusts most: sales growth, net profit margin, cash, and debt. It pairs well with the show's usual tilt toward the qualitative side of investing, because the advice stays plain and grounded in simple…
A practical tour of investing terms that turns jargon into business judgment.
This episode brings together Motley Fool senior analysts for a clear look at intermediate investing terms, including first mover advantage, brand, and the way consumer expectations can set early standards in a category.
Tax strategy through rented heritage property.
Practical conversations with leaders and innovators.
Bienes raíces en español, con números reales.
David Gardner shares nine listener stories about achieving financial freedom, featuring diverse experiences from salary negotiation and portfolio management to mentorship and retirement planning.
May mailbag gets practical in a hurry.
David Gardner answers listener questions in a June 2025 mailbag episode, covering topics like top quantitative traits for investing, financial independence celebrations, death planning conversations, and a historical look at Amazon's market cap.
David Gardner hosts Volume 7 of 'Gotta Know the Lingo' with Motley Fool senior analysts Nick Seipel, Yasser El-Shimi, and David Meyer, teaching six investing terms from simple to advanced, including proxy statements and stagflation, with interactive scoring for listeners.
David Gardner celebrates his birthday by sharing listener feedback on key investing lessons, including 'just keep swimming' during volatility, focusing on future trends, and holding winners long-term.
David Gardner hosts the April 2025 mailbag episode, answering listener questions on topics ranging from ethical consumerism and happiness to portfolio diversification and American values.
David Gardner hosts a special episode celebrating Rick Engdahl's retirement after 10 years as producer of Rule Breaker Investing.
David Gardner interviews Shirzad Chamine about Positive Intelligence (PQ), exploring how to quiet inner saboteurs and strengthen the sage mind using neuroscience-based techniques.
David Gardner hosts the 36th Market Cap Game Show with guests Jason Moser and Lauren Hurst, guessing the valuations of 10 stocks like Stitch Fix and Disney to teach investing principles.
David Gardner introduces a series teaching investing and business terms with guest analysts.
David Gardner introduces the 11th volume of his Mental Tips, Tricks, and Life Hacks series, sharing insights and engaging the audience with a fun, educational approach to investing and life.
David Gardner introduces a 'Blast from the Past' episode revisiting key investing lessons from the show's history.
David Gardner reflects on the life of George Foreman and replays a 2002 interview with him, blending investing insights with personal stories.
David Gardner interviews sports journalist Kimball Crosley about challenging conventional wisdom in sports analytics and strategy.
David Gardner answers five questions from ChatGPT about investing, using a baseball theme.
David Gardner previews an episode featuring guest storytellers and discusses investing principles.
David Gardner discusses the XPRIZE Foundation and its role in fostering breakthrough innovations, then previews an interview with Elaine Hungenberg.
David Gardner discusses the importance of games and interviews author Siti Nguyen about his book 'Games: Agency as Art', while also promoting an upcoming mailbag episode.
David Gardner introduces his recurring segment where he picks five stocks based on a theme and reviews their performance over three years.