In this episode, we are joined by Robert Hagstrom, who is an author, investment strategist, and portfolio manager. His books include The New York Times bestselling The Warren Buffett Way and The NASCAR Way: The Business That Drives the Sport and Investing: The Last Liberal Art, in which he investigates investment concepts that lie out with traditional economics.
What Was Covered
- Robert's commitment to the “latticework” theory of investing, which is based on building connections between different mental models and disciplines
- The reasons that Robert views biology as the better discipline to think about markets rather than the physics based approach most commonly used in modern portfolio theory
- The risks of comparative analysis for decision making given our tendency to look for what is similar more than what is different
Key Takeaways and Learnings
- Steps to being a better investor by using multiple models of comparison and analysis and observing multiple perspectives
- Robert's advice on the questions to ask yourself before investing in companies, and how he personally looks for growth in potential new investments
- How to think outside of traditional economic theory and use concepts from biology, philosophy, and psychology to make better business decisions
Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode