The Joys of Compounding by Gautam Baid

On today’s episode, Clay Finck reviews Gautam Baid’s book, The Joys of Compounding. Gautam Baid is the Managing Partner and Fund Manager of Stellar Wealth Partners India Fund, a Delaware-based investment partnership which is available to accredited investors in the US. The fund is modeled after the Buffett Partnership fee structure and invests in listed Indian equities with a long-term, fundamental, and value-oriented approach. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 0:00 - Intro 05:54 - Why we should commit to lifelong learning. 14:49 - How mental models can help us make more rational and effective decisions. 16:53 - How understanding first principles can help us better understand the world around us. 18:06 - What the Feynman Technique is and how you can use it to learn anything well. 30:49 - What Warren Buffett and Bill Gates consider their most critical factor to their success. 31:51 - Why the best investors are those with a behavioral edge. 38:13 - Why the world’s most successful people choose the right role models to learn from. 42:16 - Why successful investing requires extreme humility. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Check out The Joys of Compounding. Check out our recent episode covering Mark Leonard’s Letter’s and Constellation Software. Watch the video here. Don’t miss our review of Joel Tillinghast’s book – Big Money Thinks Small. Watch the video here. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota TurboTax Fidelity Monarch Money Meyka Simon & Schuster CI Financial Vacasa Long Angle Fundrise iFlex Stretch Studios American Express Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm