Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner joins Paula to share his philosophy of “Rule Breaker” investing. Instead of obsessing over short-term market moves, Gardner explains how to identify high growth stocks that are shaping the future, why “overvalued” companies often end up being the biggest winners, and how long-term optimism is the most powerful financial strategy you can adopt.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

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  Why September has a bad rep for stocks (and why it doesn’t really matter).

  
  


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  The 6 traits of a Rule Breaker stock — and how to spot them.

  
  


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  Why “overvalued” often means “undervalued by the market’s metrics.”

  
  


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  How to decide when (if ever) to sell your biggest winners.

  
  


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  What your personal “sleep number” has to do with portfolio allocation.

  
  


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  Lessons from the dot-com boom and bust — and how they apply to today’s AI hype cycle.

  
  


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  Why optimism isn’t just a mindset — it’s an investing strategy.

  
  

This episode blends timeless investing wisdom with practical guardrails you can apply to your own portfolio. Whether you’re an index investor or looking to buy your first individual stock, David’s contrarian perspective will give you a fresh, long-term lens on wealth building — and a clearer path to identifying the high growth stocks that can transform your portfolio.

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