Best Ipo Process Podcasts (2026)

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20VC: Anthropic's $10BN Fundraise: Have They Beaten Cursor Already | a16z's $15BN Fundraise: Is the Middle Dead in VC Today? | How OpenAI Could Go to Zero and ElevenLabs at $11BN: Buy or Not? 1:28:12

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AGENDA: 05:02 Anthropic's $10 Billion Fundraise 07:54 Has Claude Code Beaten Cursor Already 15:54 OpenAI Could Still Go to Zero 26:33 Andreessen Horowitz's $15 Billion Fundraise 45:16 The Middle is Dead: Boutique vs. Large Platforms in Venture 50:01 The Future of Venture Capital 01:08:06 The Impact of Wealth Taxes on the Industry…

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Brittany Kaiser, CEO, AlphaTON Capital — A Treasury and More: TON, Telegram and the Future of Privacy 32:08

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Everyone is clamouring to integrate AI into their businesses and personal lives, but our guest today is concerned that some AI companies aren't taking the necessary steps to protect personal data. Thankfully a privacy-centric option does exist, through Telegram, and today's company is helping to build it. Brittany Kaiser is the CEO of AlphaTON Capi…

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The fixed income trap 4:39

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Why India's savings culture serves everyone except the saverBy Value Research

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Stop letting markets set your risk 5:53

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Why your goals, finances and behaviour matter more than market moodsBy Value Research

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20VC: a16z's $15BN Fundraise with Alex Rampell | The Best Companies Have Hostages Not Customers | The Best Founders Materialise Capital, Customers and Labour | Mid-Sized Funds with Die and The Future of ... 1:17:01

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Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andressen Horowitz, where he leads their $1.7BN apps fund. Just last week, a16z announced they had raised $15BN for their latest funds, over 20% of all capital raised by venture firms. At a16z, Alex has led deals into Plaid, Mercury and OpenDoor to name a few. AGENDA: 04:55 How to Do 5x on a $15BN Fund Pool? 09:…

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The Renk IPO - Defense from Private to Public - Susanne Wiegand and Christian Schulz (IPO Stories, Ep. 42) 48:45

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In this episode of IPO Stories, we speak with Susanne Wiegand and Christian Schulz, former CEO and CFO of RENK, one of Europe’s most important defense suppliers. RENK, a 150-year-old German industrial company specializing in high-performance transmissions for tanks and naval vessels, listed in Germany in February 2024 and is now valued at over €6 b…

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20Growth: The $6.6B Growth Engine Behind ElevenLabs | Why ElevenLabs Do Not Have PMs | The 7 Part Launch Playbook to Crush All Launches with Luke Harries, Head of Growth @ ElevenLabs 1:13:34

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Luke Harries is Head of Growth at ElevenLabs, where he leads marketing, product, engineering, and developer experience. ElevenLabs has raised $281M with the latest round pricing the company at a $6.6B valuation. Previously, Luke held roles at PostHog and Microsoft, and is also an angel investor supporting startups like Lovable and Runna. AGENDA: Th…

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Ignore the forecasts. Fix the process. 4:23

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Dull investing will quietly build wealth. Clever predictions won’t.By Value Research

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How to Gift Mutual Funds Today 7:09

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A simple rule change may have quietly turned gifting into a long-term wealth decision. To understand what this means for investors, watch the next episode of Investors’ Hangout.By Value Research

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20VC: Groq's $20BN NVIDIA Acquisition | Manus Acquired by Meta for $2BN | Why Sam Altman Does Not Care About Dilution | Navan Trading at 4x ARR & Why Going Public Does Not Make Sense Anymore | The Rise ... 1:23:47

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AGENDA: 04:30 Groq Acquired by NVIDIA for $20BN: The Breakdown 17:13 Meta's $2BN Acquisition of Manus: Did They Sell Too Early 36:04 OpenAI's Stock-Based Compensation Strategy 47:42 Will AI Replace Venture Capitalists 56:13 Navan Trading at 4x ARR: Who is Good Enough to Go Public? 01:09:46 The Rise of Invisible Unemployment 01:14:21 The Future of W…

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Tim FitzGerald, CEO, The Middleby Corporation – One-Stop Shop: How one firm's platform services all of your kitchen needs 26:50

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Anyone working in the food service industry knows the importance of operating efficiently, providing a quality product, and always prioritizing customer experience. Today's company, with its impressive roster of brands, has solutions to help with all of that. Tim Fitzgerald is the CEO of the Middleby Corporation, which trades on NASDAQ under the sy…

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The worst time to stop your SIP feels perfectly logical 5:36

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But that logic is exactly what damages long-term returnsBy Value Research

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A new lens for debt funds 5:02

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Our new framework for debt funds sees what returns alone cannotBy Value Research

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How to think about IPOs 4:32

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IPOs look tempting. Here is the right way to approach them.By Value Research

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When red feels scary but the future is green 5:01

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Short-term losses trigger instinct, but disciplined investing turns time and consistency into your biggest alliesBy Value Research

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20VC: $0-$260M in Revenue in Three Years: How We Did It | You Need to Work Weekends to Win — Most Founders Aren't Ambitious Enough | The Revolut Playbook: Speed, Urgency, Extreme Ownership, and Zero Excuses ... 56:51

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I have interviewed 1,000 entrepreneurs over 10 years. Nik Storonsky and our guest today are the two best that I have interviewed. Joining the show today; Alan Chang, Co-Founder and CEO of Fuse Energy. Alan has scaled Fuse Energy from $2M in revenue in the first year, to $20M the second year to now $400M in the third year. Like Netflix beat incumben…

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Building, Exiting, and Leading: Empowering Women to Win in Business Exits with Carrie Kerpen 45:37

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Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of the rest of the population but they’re still massively underserved when it comes to acquisition strategy, exit preparation, and deal-making clarity. Carrie Kerpen is changing that. In this episode of The Deal Playbook Podcast, I sit down with Carrie, founder of Likeable Media, exited agency CEO, an…

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The Only Mutual Fund Advice That Matters in 2026 12:20

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Predictions fade. Portfolios endure. What matters is how prepared you are. Watch the next Investors’ Hangout to understand why.By Value Research

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20VC: Enterprises Will Not Adopt AI without Forward-Deployed Engineers | Who Wins the Data Labelling Race: How Does it Shake Out? | How Synthetic Data Threatens the Future of Human-Generated Data with ... 1:23:42

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Matt Fitzpatrick is the CEO of Invisible Technologies, leading the company's mission to make AI work. Since joining as CEO in January 2025, he has raised $100M and accelerated AI adoption across industries from sports to consumer and government. Previously, Matt was a Senior Partner at McKinsey, where he led QuantumBlack Labs, the firm's AI R&D and…

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A New Year's Message from Tom 8:29

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As 2025 comes to a close, Tom provides a recap of the biggest stories in business from the past year, talks about the value ICR continues to provide for clients, and looks ahead to what 2026 may have in store. Happy new year!By ICR

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One size fits nobody 4:56

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The NPS changes reflect a broader lesson that Indian regulators are slowly learningBy Value Research

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The world at year's end 4:38

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Predictions are pointless, but observations tell us plenty.By Value Research

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The annuity escape route 4:41

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PFRDA has quietly built a clever workaround for a problem it couldn't fixBy Value Research

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The first step to financial freedom 6:30

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We tend to procrastinate most important things but this is one commitment that you shouldn't put off for laterBy Value Research

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Outliers, Laggards & the Cost of Chasing Past Performance 12:38

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Markets reward discipline, not yesterday's winners — watch the next Investors' Hangout to understand why.By Value Research

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IPOs at the world's largest SWF, with Emil Framnes, Global Head of Equity Trading & Transition at NBIM (IPO Stories, Ep. 41) 29:13

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NBIM manages the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, the world's largest SWF - $2 trillion, of which $1.4 trillion is invested in public equities, across more than 8000 companies globally. NBIM is also one of the world's most active investors in IPOs, with more than 100 IPO investments in 2024. Emil Framnes, the fund's Global Head of Equity Trading an…

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Distrust should be normal 6:18

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In financial services, scepticism isn't cynical - it's your best defenceBy Value Research

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20VC's Big Fat Quiz of the Year: Founder, Fund and Breakout Company of 2025 | Predictions for 2026: The Company to Buy, The Biggest Short | Why Salesforce Could Win 2026 and The Tailwinds NVIDIA Will Face ... 1:09:42

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AGENDA: 03:48 Founder of the Year 2025 06:58 Product of the Year 10:05 Fund of the Year 20:52 Breakout Companies of 2025: Who Made the Biggest Impact? 26:57 Biggest Surprises of 2025 32:57 Predictions for 2026: Top Performing Tech Stocks of the Year 35:25 B2B Stocks to Watch 38:31 Why Salesforce Could Be the Buy of 2026 47:11 Google, Meta, Apple, N…

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Fixing India's bad money habits 5:36

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Reflecting on 15 years of writing for ET Wealth, here are key lessons that have shaped the future for the average Indian investorBy Value Research

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Unbundling the bill 9:59

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SEBI's mutual fund reform appears to be a fee cut. It is, more precisely, a transparency reset, with some real savings hidden in the plumbing.By Value Research

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The confidence trick 4:15

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Why many investors feel prepared for crashes they’ve never truly facedBy Value Research

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Best Mutual Funds for Senior Citizens (3–5 Year Goals) 12:50

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Retired and planning for the next 3–5 years? Learn how to invest for stability and peace of mind—without chasing returns.By Value Research

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20Product: On Running's CPO on How to Create Emotion Through Product | Why 99% of Products Fail and How to Create Cults Around Products | The Biggest Product Mistakes On Have Made & Lessons Learned with ... 56:00

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Gérald Marolf is the Chief Product Officer at On Running. Gérald oversees the full range of On's shoes, apparel and accessories to make sure each delivers performance, comfort and style. Before On, Gérald spent over a decade building consumer brands with collaborators such as Microsoft and Ferrari. AGENDA: 00:00 – Why Most "Great Products" Fail to …

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20VC: Will SpaceX IPO at $1.5TRN | Will Cursor Kill Figma | Lightspeed Raises $9BN | OpenAI: $1BN from Disney, New CRO & #1 App in App Store | Oracle and Broadcom Hit: Now the Time to Buy? 1:22:03

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AGENDA: 03:32 Lightspeed's $9 Billion Fundraise 05:20 The Impact of Mega Funds on Seed VCs 10:09 The Supercycle of Growth and Late-Stage Investments 13:06 Disney Invests $1BN into OpenAI and What It Means 23:19 Oracle Hit Hard: Is Now the Time to Buy 28:34 Broadcom's Market Cap Drop and Anthropic's AI Chip Orders 35:04 Cursor Competes with Figma: T…

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Patrick Horsman, CIO, BNB Plus – Building a Better DAT: How one digital asset treasury is creating real value for investors 32:04

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For those who might be newer to the space, Digital Asset Treasuries, or 'DATs' for short, can be a good way to start investing in crypto. Not all of these treasuries do a great job of creating value for users, but today's company uses an innovative model that includes several different strategies for yield generation. Patrick Horseman is the Chief …

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Fix the roof before picking wall colours 6:10

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Why sorting the basics is the first step towards long-term wealthBy Value Research

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The Saturday conversation 9:00

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In a world of algorithms and automation, sometimes what investors need most is a human conversationBy Value Research

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Sweden's IPO story - Adam Kostyal, President of Nasdaq Stockholm (IPO Stories, Ep. 40) 34:20

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Sweden has been one of the world's most active IPO markets over the last 10 years, despite a population of only 10 million. The Swedish markets has seen very solid support for IPOs, in large parts thanks to a very successful equity investment ecosystem, with both strong pension funds and retail participation. With Adam Kostyal, Nasdaq's head of lis…

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20VC: a16z's David George on How $BN Funds Can 5×, Do Margins & Revenue Matter in AI & the Most Controversial Bet at a16z 1:06:37

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David George is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads the firm's Growth investing team. His team has backed many of the defining companies of this era, including Databricks, Figma, Stripe, SpaceX, Anduril, and OpenAI, and is now investing behind a new generation of AI startups like Cursor, Harvey, and Abridge. AGENDA: 03:05 – Why…

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How Agencies Scale Through Acquisitions: Valuation, Timing & PE Strategy with Bob Glazer 44:41

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Most founders grow by effort. The smart ones grow by acquisition. In this episode of The Deal Playbook Podcast, I sat down with Robert Glazer, founder of Acceleration Partners, a 300-person global performance marketing firm that scaled 20–30% a year for a decade and turned into a true acquisition platform. Bob built a real business with real system…

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Your Fund Isn't Performing. Should You Switch? 6:19

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The smart investor's test for when a fund deserves patience—and when it doesn't.By Value Research

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20Growth: How Wiz Built a $30BN Brand in Enterprise | What Worked vs What Was a Mega Failure: Lessons Learned | Why Marketers Make the Worst CMOs & What To Look for in Growth with Raaz Herzberg 1:16:10

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Raaz Herberg is the Chief Marketing Officer and VP Product Strategy at Wiz, the fastest-growing cloud security company in history. As one of the first 10 employees, Raaz has helped scale the business from nothing to a multi-billion-dollar ARR business. Before Wiz, Raaz was a Senior PM working on Azure at Microsoft. AGENDA: 03:51 What No One Knows A…

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20VC OGs: SpaceX Valued at $800BN & Harvey Raises $160M at an $8BN Price | Airwallex Raises $330M and The Battle with Keith Rabois | Netflix Acquires Warner Brothers | IPO Market Predictions for 2026 ... 1:31:48

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AGENDA: 03:46 SpaceX's $800 Billion Valuation: A Deep Dive 09:18 IPO Market Predictions for 2026 18:18 Netflix's Bold Move: Acquiring Warner Brothers 27:43 Tiger's New Fund Strategy 33:02 Databricks' Head of AI $500 Million Seed Round 36:38 Harvey Raises $160M at an $8BN Valuation 48:22 Will LLMs Kill the App Layer 01:02:02 Google's AI Capabilities…

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Demond Martin, CEO and Co-Founder, WellWithAll – Inclusive Capitalism: Building a business that empowers communities 26:09

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In this country, health outcomes are too often dictated by your ZIP code, but one company is working very hard to fix those inequities. Demond Martin, is the CEO and co-founder of WellWithAll, a health and wellness company dedicated to advancing health equity for underserved communities. Operating under ‘inclusive capitalism’, WellWithAll reinvests…

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Don't let FOMO hijack your money 5:59

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Why chasing hot ideas hurts, and steady investing winsBy Value Research

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The Bhasmasura delusion 5:11

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Chasing quick returns, investors sacrifice their own financial securityBy Value Research

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When words don't mean what they should 4:43

1M ago4:43

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Financial jargon confuses investors by hijacking everyday languageBy Value Research

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Take a leap of faith 5:01

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Fear is normal for an investor. But don't let it stop you on the path to riches.By Value Research

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20VC: Kalshi's $1BN Raise, the Polymarket Feud, and the Battle to Replace Traditional Media 47:55

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Tarek Mansour is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Kalshi, the leader in the world of prediction markets. Just last week, they announced their $1BN raise at an $11BN valuation. In total, they have raised $1.59BN from some of the best, including Sequoia, a16z, General Catalyst, IVP, Meritech, and more. They also last week announced exclusive partnerships wit…

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Deploying a Lump Sum the Right Way 8:07

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A large lump sum can build wealth or break discipline — this episode shows the simplest way to deploy it without losing sleep or catching a market high.By Value Research