In today’s episode, Shawn O’Malley (@Shawn_OMalley_) breaks down the life and career of the great Bill Miller, the only investor to ever beat the market for 15 consecutive years.

You’ll learn how Miller invested in his first stock, Miller’s investment approach and how it differs from classical value investors, what Miller recognized as an early investor in Amazon, why he’s bullish on Bitcoin, how Miller bounced back from the 2008 Financial Crisis, how philosophy shaped his performance as an investor, plus so much more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

00:08 - How Miller got his start as an investor

03:27 - How philosophy shaped Miller’s investment approach

05:26 - What is different about how Miller thinks about value investing

08:52 - What Miller recognized about Amazon before Wall Street

10:07 - Why most investors don’t have enough factor diversification

11:22 - What Miller learned from Peter Lynch

17:36 - How the cost of capital impacts companies’ ability to create shareholder value

20:57 - What went wrong for Miller during the Financial Crisis

24:09 - Why Miller decided to go solo and leave Legg Mason

31:02 - Why Miller and his son are bullish on Bitcoin

35:07 - Why Miller is usually worried about nothing in markets

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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