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TIP752: Financial Statements Explained Simply w/ Brian Feroldi

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On today's episode, Clay brings back long-time guest, Brian Feroldi, to educate our listeners on how to analyze financial statements.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:58 - An overview of the three financial statements. 13:11 - What GAAP accounting is and why the US is a good environment for investors from a regulatory perspective. 18:08 - Why Brian prefers that companies pay employees in cash rather than through stock based compensation. 30:29 - Why each dollar should be treated differently when analyzing different businesses. 37:20 - The role of financial statements in estimating a company’s intrinsic value. 37:20 - Why the P/E ratio is a useless valuation metric for growth businesses. 40:33 - Why Brian prioritizes optionality in his investment process. 43:26 - Red flags to look out for in the financial statements. 58:02 - What David Gardner taught Brian about investing. 01:01:41 - Why good investing is all about marrying the right side of your brain with the left side of your brain.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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On today's episode, Clay brings back long-time guest, Brian Feroldi, to educate our listeners on how to analyze financial statements.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:58 - An overview of the three financial statements. 13:11 - What GAAP accounting is and why the US is a good environment for investors from a regulatory perspective. 18:08 - Why Brian prefers that companies pay employees in cash rather than through stock based compensation. 30:29 - Why each dollar should be treated differently when analyzing different businesses. 37:20 - The role of financial statements in estimating a company’s intrinsic value. 37:20 - Why the P/E ratio is a useless valuation metric for growth businesses. 40:33 - Why Brian prioritizes optionality in his investment process. 43:26 - Red flags to look out for in the financial statements. 58:02 - What David Gardner taught Brian about investing. 01:01:41 - Why good investing is all about marrying the right side of your brain with the left side of your brain.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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