In this episode, Preston and Stig talk to renown author, mathematician, and investor, Dr. Edward Thorp. Thorp's personal net worth is $800M, and he has achieved a 20% annual return for 30 years in the stock market. Before becoming one of the best hedge fund managers on the planet, Dr. Thorp literally wrote the book on card-counting for blackjack. The name of the book was, Beat the Dealer, and the techniques taught in the book went on the create an entire culture around card counting in Casinos.
TIP127: Living In Space & What’s Next w/ NASA’s Tim Kopra
In this week's episode, Preston and Stig talk to NASA astronaut Tim Kopra about his time living in space. Kopra comes with a wealth of experience after living in space for 246 days during two separate missions. During the interview, he talks about the numerous adventures on board the US Space Shuttle and also the Russian Soyuz Rocket. At the end of the interview, Kopra discusses the role of Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.
TIP125: Billionaire Reid Hoffman & The Start-Up of You
In this week's episode, Preston and Stig discuss billionaire Reid Hoffman's book, The Start-Up Of You. Hoffman is the co-founder of LinkedIn and also the former COO of Paypal. He has become famous for some of his savvy investment decisions in companies like Facebook and numerous other billion dollar companies. In Hoffman's book, he teaches the reader about the importance of enhancing your variety of tools and skills through unique job experiences and continual growth.
TIP124: One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch
In this week's episode, Preston and Stig discuss one of the most famous investing books of all time, One Up On Wall Street. This book was written by the legendary investor Peter Lynch who managed the best performing mutual fund of all time. Lynch produced an annual return in excess of 20% for more than 20 years.